Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
196km²
Area
100km
Coastline
598m
Highest point
32,028
People
30°C
Warmest sea
May
1,075km
To the mainland
When to go to Lubang Island
Best for the beach from January to April.
The sea is warmest in May (30 °C) and coolest in February (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 the Philippines
Lubang Island is an island in Philippines. It covers 196 km², with 100 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 598 m. About 32,028 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,075 km away.
Getting there
- Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi Point (SFS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 115 km in a straight lineCar hire at MNL airport (Manila)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- Ferries1 ferry terminals on the island
- 1,075 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to Aprilbest 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 Lubang Island.
- 87beachesWhite Beach and 86 more
- 1ferry terminalsTilik
- 2named peaksMount Gonting, Mount Antimolan
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Lubang Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Lubang Island, each with its own numbers.
6beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
29.9°C
Gonting Cove
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
6 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Tagbak Covecove29.8°C
- Antimolan Covecove29.8°C
- Ansonio Covecove29.8°C
- Gonting Covecove29.9°C
- Agcawayan Covecove29.8°C
- Ag-o Covecove29.8°C
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 98 m above the sea. 84 % of it is below 200 m.
- 48 %0–50 m
- 36 %50–200 m
- 15 %200–500 m
- <1 %500–1,000 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.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Lubang5,750 people
- Tagbak4,143 people
- Tangal3,337 people
- Maliig2,837 people
- Looc2,627 people
- Vigo2,482 people
- Tilik2,351 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 33 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 169 | 337 | 417 | 446 | 369 | 230 | 140 | 120 |
| Wet days | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 14 |
| Sun h/day | 6.8 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.0 |
| Wind (km/h) | 24 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
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 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.7 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.7 |
| 2021 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.5 | −0.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.4 |
| 2022 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +0.1 | −0.3 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.8 |
| 2023 | +0.4 | +0.3 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.1 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.5 |
| 2024 | +0.7 | +0.7 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.7 |
| 2025 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 | −0.5 | −0.3 | −0.1 | −0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.2 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q13580811) · 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 |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
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