Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
74.0km²
Area
168km
Coastline
8m
Highest point
110,964
People
34°C
Warmest sea
August
38km
To the mainland
When to go to Muharraq Island
Best for the beach from April to May and in November.
The sea is warmest in August (34 °C) and coolest in February (18 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from April to December.
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
Muharraq Island is an island in Bahrain. It belongs to Bahrain. It covers 74.0 km², with 168 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 8 m. About 110,964 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 38 km away.
Getting there
- Bahrain International Airport (BAH)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at BAH airport (Manama)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- Ferries1 ferry terminals on the island
- 38 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From April to May and Novemberbest 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 Muharraq Island.
- 4beaches
- 1viewpointsView on Dou ships
- 1ferry terminals
- 2marinasAmwaj Marina
- 3castles and fortsArad Fort, Bu Maher Fort
- 16hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 337restaurants, 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 3 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 100 %0–50 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.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Al Muharraq176,583 people
- Al Ḩadd12,797 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 19 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 22 |
| Night low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 20 |
| Sea (°C) | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 22 |
| Rain (mm) | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 |
| Wet days | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sun h/day | 6.1 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
| Wind (km/h) | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 |
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 | +0.1 | −0.2 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +1.6 | ±0.0 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.5 |
| 2021 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.9 | +0.3 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.7 |
| 2022 | −0.2 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.8 | −0.9 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +1.4 |
| 2023 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +1.9 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.6 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +1.1 | +0.9 |
| 2024 | +1.6 | +1.4 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +2.3 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | −1.0 |
| 2025 | −0.6 | −0.1 | −0.7 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +0.5 | −0.5 | −0.2 | +0.4 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1344111) · 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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