Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
13,075km²
Area
633km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
2,460m
Highest point
Kanlaon Volcano
4,414,131
People
30°C
Warmest sea
June
1,424km
To the mainland
When to go to Negros
Best for the beach from January to April and in June.
The sea is warmest in June (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
Negros is an island in Philippines. It covers 13,075 km², with 633 km of coastline. Its highest point, Kanlaon Volcano, rises to 2,460 m. About 4,414,131 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,424 km away.
Getting there
- Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD)main airport (2 on the island with scheduled flights)Car hire at CEB airport (Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesDumaguete - Siquijor, Dumaguete - Tagbilaran, Malatapay - Apo Island, Dumaguete - Dapitan
- 1,424 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 Negros.
- 28beachesTruno Beach House, Salama Beach, Bonista Beach Resort and 25 more
- 64viewpointsMalantan-og Viewdeck, Overlooking Old Crater, Negros Chocolate Hills Viewing Point and 61 more
- 9lighthousesSan Carlos Lighthouse, Hitalon Lighthouse, Dumaguete Lighthouse and 6 more
- 22ferry terminalsDumaguete, Cadiz City Port, Basak Port and 19 more
- 1marinasSan Carlos Marina
- 58named peaksKanlaon, Makawiwili Peak, Mount Guinsayawan and 55 more
- 5volcanoesMount Kanlaon, Mount Talinis, Mount Silay and 2 more
- 59waterfallsBuslugan Falls, Kinayan Falls, 7th Falls and 56 more
- 3castles and fortsMichael House, Rhizza House
- 4ruins and archaeological sitesMaricalum Mining Corporation Ruins, The Ruins and 2 more
- 18dive centresDive-Society, Ex Bahura Dive Resort, Wellbeach Dive Resort and 15 more
- 3waymarked walking routesGuintubdan Trail to Kanlaon, Cuernos de Negros Trails, Pulang Tubig Waterfall Trail
- 43campsitesWest Saddle Camp, Camp 1, Camp 2 and 40 more
- 437hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 750restaurants, 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.
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Negros, each with its own numbers.
3lakesLakeyas
1waterfallCascadyas
Largest lake
0.67km²
Lake Balinsasayao
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
28.4°C
Lake Balanan
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
3 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Lake Balinsasayao0.67km²
- Lake Danao0.25km²
- Lake Balanan0.24km²
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1 waterfalls
on Cascadyas, the waterfall atlas
- Manampa Falls
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 280 m above the sea. 50 % of it is below 200 m.
- 24 %0–50 m
- 26 %50–200 m
- 32 %200–500 m
- 16 %500–1,000 m
- 2 %1,000–2,000 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
- Bacolod City454,898 people
- Mansilingan454,150 people
- Kabankalan210,893 people
- Bago City192,993 people
- Cadiz129,053 people
- Bayawan126,744 people
- Himamaylan117,286 people
- Dumaguete113,541 people
- Escalante97,050 people
- Bais88,050 people
- Victorias86,510 people
- Tanjay84,593 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Night low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 109 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 151 | 248 | 294 | 260 | 226 | 244 | 165 | 162 |
| Wet days | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
| Sun h/day | 4.9 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.1 |
| Wind (km/h) | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
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 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +1.1 |
| 2021 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +1.0 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.1 |
| 2022 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.2 | −0.1 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.7 |
| 2023 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.4 | −0.1 | −0.1 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.4 |
| 2024 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.7 |
| 2025 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.4 | −0.2 | −0.2 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.7 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q212777) · 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 | Lakeyas, Cascadyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
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