Chile
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
48.6km²
Area
35km
Coastline
234m
Highest point
740
People
15°C
Warmest sea
January
29km
To the mainland
When to go to Mocha Island
Best to visit from December to March.
The sea is warmest in January (15 °C) and coolest in August (12 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
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 Chile
Mocha Island is an island in Chile. It covers 48.6 km², with 35 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 234 m. About 740 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 29 km away.
Getting there
- La Araucanía International Airport (ZCO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 126 km in a straight lineCar hire at ZCO airport (Temuco)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- Ferries1 ferry terminals on the island
- 29 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From December to Marchbest 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 Mocha Island.
- 11beachesPlaya El Faro and 10 more
- 3lighthousesFaro Mocha Weste, Faro Mocha Norte
- 1ferry terminals
- 4named peaksCerro Ramírez, Cerro de Los Inquilinos, Cerro de los Bueyes and 1 more
- 6campsitesCamping Richard 3R, Ecoturismo Isla Mocha, Ecoturismo and 3 more
- 6hotels, guesthouses and apartments
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
Mocha Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Mocha Island, each with its own numbers.
4beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
15.2°C
Caleta de La Fragata
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
4 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Caleta de La Fragatacove15.2°C
- Caleta La Caleracove15.2°C
- Caleta Derrumbecove15.2°C
- Caleta La Haciendacove15.2°C
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 105 m above the sea. 75 % of it is below 200 m.
- 52 %0–50 m
- 23 %50–200 m
- 25 %200–500 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.
5 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
| Night low (°C) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Sea (°C) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
| Rain (mm) | 20 | 22 | 38 | 66 | 134 | 174 | 166 | 148 | 82 | 70 | 47 | 34 |
| Wet days | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
| Sun h/day | 11.8 | 10.6 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 9.7 | 11.2 |
| Wind (km/h) | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +1.7 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 | −0.5 | −0.8 | ±0.0 |
| 2021 | −1.3 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.3 | −0.1 | +0.1 | −0.1 | −0.7 | −1.6 |
| 2022 | +0.1 | −0.8 | −0.6 | −1.0 | −0.8 | −0.9 | −0.3 | −0.4 | −0.5 | −0.1 | +0.3 | +0.1 |
| 2023 | −1.1 | −1.1 | −0.4 | −0.4 | −0.1 | −0.1 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.4 | −0.5 | −0.8 | −1.1 |
| 2024 | −1.1 | −0.4 | −0.2 | +0.3 | −1.0 | −0.5 | −0.5 | −0.7 | −0.6 | −0.4 | +0.1 | −1.2 |
| 2025 | −0.4 | −1.1 | −0.5 | −0.3 | +0.2 | −0.1 | −0.3 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +0.3 | +0.8 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1635008) · 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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