Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
10,572km²
Area
547km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
2,585m
Highest point
Mount Halcon
1,331,473
People
30°C
Warmest sea
May
1,119km
To the mainland
When to go to Mindoro
Best for the beach from January to April and in June.
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
Mindoro is an island in Philippines. It covers 10,572 km², with 547 km of coastline. Its highest point, Mount Halcon, rises to 2,585 m. About 1,331,473 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,119 km away.
Getting there
- San Jose Airport (SJI)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire in CoronDiscover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesSitio Berberabe - Sabang, Sitio Berberabe - Balatero, Batangas - Calapan, Sitio Berberabe - Puerto Galera
- 1,119 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to April and Junebest 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 Mindoro.
- 55beachesAroma Beach Front, White Beach, Aninuan Beach and 52 more
- 15viewpointsSablayan Old Church, Ponderosa STP view point, Sitio Taugadiit and 12 more
- 8lighthousesSablayan Lighthouse, Bongabong Lighthouse, Pinamalayan Lighthouse and 5 more
- 21ferry terminalsCalapan, Balatero, Aninuan Beach and 18 more
- 71named peaksMount Halcon, Mount Baco, Mount Wood and 68 more
- 3volcanoesMount Malasimbo, Mount Dumali, Mount Naujan
- 17waterfallsTukuran Falls, Tamaraw Falls, Talipanan Falls and 14 more
- 1castles and forts
- 2ruins and archaeological sitesOld Spanish Canon
- 24dive centresRedsun Dive Resort, Mermaid Divers, Asia Divers and 21 more
- 1waymarked walking routesMt. Halcon Bayanan Trail
- 12campsitesMount Malasimbo Camp Site, Aplaya Campsite, Puti Olivar Farm and 9 more
- 186hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 207restaurants, 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.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Mindoro in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Mindoro, each with its own numbers.
19beaches and covesCoastya
72mountainsPeakyas
2lakesLakeyas
3waterfallsCascadyas
Highest point
2,582m
prominence 2,586 m · according to Peakyas
Largest lake
81.9km²
Naujan Lake
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
28.8°C
Naujan Lake
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
30.2°C
Tayamaam Cove
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
19 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Hundura Beach29.7°C
- Big Lalaguna Beach29.7°C
- Balete Beach29.7°C
- Encenada Beach29.7°C
- Markoe Covecove29.7°C
- Little Balateros Covecove29.7°C
- Mariil Covecove29.9°C
- Tayamaam Covecove30.2°C
11 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
72 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Mount Halconprominence 2,586 m2,582m
- Mount Wood2,024m
- Mount Calavite1,521m
- Tandrac Peak487m
- Tuburan Peak20m
- Mount Sair
- Tusk Peak
- Mount Tallulah
64 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗
2 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Naujan Lake81.9km²
- Baruyan Lake2.9km²
Lakeyas is coming soonOpen Lakeyas ↗
3 waterfalls
on Cascadyas, the waterfall atlas
- Pumbalon Waterfall
- Masingringsing Waterfall
- Natulo Waterfall
Cascadyas is coming soonOpen Cascadyas ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 385 m above the sea. 48 % of it is below 200 m.
- 28 %0–50 m
- 20 %50–200 m
- 21 %200–500 m
- 19 %500–1,000 m
- 11 %1,000–2,000 m
- <1 %> 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.
100 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- San Jose143,495 people
- Sablayan91,406 people
- Calapan66,008 people
- Victoria52,215 people
- Pinamalayan43,521 people
- Mamburao23,892 people
- Mansalay23,044 people
- Roxas14,335 people
- Bansud13,758 people
- Bulalacao12,027 people
- Calintaan11,476 people
- Caminauit11,161 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Night low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 83 | 66 | 58 | 67 | 176 | 292 | 338 | 290 | 291 | 302 | 224 | 208 |
| Wet days | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
| Sun h/day | 5.3 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.6 |
| Wind (km/h) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 |
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 | +0.3 | −0.1 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.8 |
| 2021 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.7 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.3 |
| 2022 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +0.1 | −0.3 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.9 |
| 2023 | +0.3 | +0.1 | −0.2 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | −0.1 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.6 |
| 2024 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.7 |
| 2025 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.2 | −0.4 | −0.4 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.4 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q211800) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| 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, Peakyas, Lakeyas, Cascadyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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