Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
2,939km²
Area
511km
Coastline
109m
Highest point
30°C
Warmest sea
April
1,005km
To the mainland
When to go to Muna Island
Best for the beach from July to September.
The sea is warmest in April (30 °C) and coolest in August (28 °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 Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
Muna Island is an island in Indonesia. It covers 2,939 km², with 511 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 109 m. The nearest mainland is 1,005 km away.
Getting there
- Matahora Airport (WNI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 128 km in a straight lineCar hire at DPS airport (Kuta, Badung)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesTorobulu - Tampo, Baubau - Wamengkoli, Raha (Baru) - Pure, Kasipute - Tondasi
- 1,005 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From July 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 Muna Island.
- 7beachesPantai Batubanawa, Pantai Wantopi, Pantai Labobo and 4 more
- 1viewpointsNapabale
- 6ferry terminalsWaara ferry port, Tondasi ferry port, Tampo ferry port and 3 more
- 1ruins and archaeological sitesSitus Peninggalan Purbakala Liang Kobori dan Metanduno
- 5hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 1restaurants, 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
Muna Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Muna Island, each with its own numbers.
7beaches and covesCoastya
1lakeLakeyas
Largest lake
0.42km²
Danau Airasin
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
31.2°C
Danau Airasin
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
30.1°C
Teluk Tanjungbatu
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
7 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Teluk Wasolangkacove30.0°C
- Teluk Marobocove30.0°C
- Teluk Tanjungbatucove30.1°C
- Teluk Lakabucove30.1°C
- Teluk Wanseriwucove30.1°C
- Teluk Wanseriwulamacove30.1°C
- Teluk Katanganacove30.1°C
1 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Danau Airasin0.42km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 68 m above the sea. 94 % of it is below 200 m.
- 52 %0–50 m
- 42 %50–200 m
- 6 %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.
50 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Raha69,980 people
- Katobu31,929 people
- Lasehaono census figure
- Laworono census figure
- Labungkarino 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) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 |
| Night low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Sea (°C) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Rain (mm) | 212 | 223 | 246 | 228 | 215 | 215 | 122 | 51 | 47 | 61 | 139 | 253 |
| Wet days | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 25 |
| Sun h/day | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 5.6 |
| Wind (km/h) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
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 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.1 | −0.1 |
| 2021 | −0.2 | −0.2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.1 | −0.1 |
| 2022 | −0.1 | −0.1 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.1 | −0.1 |
| 2023 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.3 |
| 2024 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.1 |
| 2025 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | −0.1 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q428076) · 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, Lakeyas — 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 |
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