Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
1,253km²
Area
400km
Coastline
2m
Highest point
131,083
People
30°C
Warmest sea
November
632km
To the mainland
When to go to Lembata Island
Best for the beach from May to September.
The sea is warmest in November (30 °C) and coolest in August (27 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in Lembata Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia
Lembata Island is an island in Indonesia. It belongs to Solor Archipelago. It covers 1,253 km², with 400 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 2 m. About 131,083 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 632 km away.
Getting there
- Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International Airport (OEC)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 125 km in a straight lineCar hire at DPS airport (Kuta, Badung)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesLarantuka - Lewoleba, Lewoleba - Menanga, Balauring - Lewoleba, Baranusa - Balauring
- 632 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From May to Septemberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Lembata Island.
- 2beaches
- 2viewpointsBukit Cinta sunset viewpoint, Bukit doa
- 3ferry terminalsBalauring, Lewoleba Port, Terminal Pelabuhan Ferry Waijarang
- 73named peaksIli Labalekang, Ili Lewotolo, Ile Bounawang and 70 more
- 4volcanoesIlilabalekan, Ili Ujolewung, Lewotolok and 1 more
- 11hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 3restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 291 m above the sea. 46 % of it is below 200 m.
- 19 %0–50 m
- 27 %50–200 m
- 34 %200–500 m
- 18 %500–1,000 m
- 1 %1,000–2,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
50 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Lewoleba30,151 people
- Waipukangno census figure
- Hadakewano census figure
- Balauringno census figure
- Wairiangno census figure
- Watugolokno census figure
- Loangno census figure
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Night low (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Sea (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Rain (mm) | 282 | 258 | 152 | 68 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 63 | 207 |
| Wet days | 25 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 23 |
| Sun h/day | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 7.1 |
| Wind (km/h) | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.1 | −0.4 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.5 |
| 2021 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.4 | −0.3 | −0.2 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | −0.3 | −0.2 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +0.2 | ±0.0 |
| 2023 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | ±0.0 |
| 2024 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.8 | −0.3 |
| 2025 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.6 | ±0.0 | −0.3 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q771493) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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