Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
12,011km²
Area
641km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
2,049m
Highest point
Mount Madia-as
4,477,247
People
30°C
Warmest sea
June
1,350km
To the mainland
When to go to Panay
Best for the beach from January to March and from June to July.
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
Panay is an island in Philippines. It covers 12,011 km², with 641 km of coastline. Its highest point, Mount Madia-as, rises to 2,049 m. About 4,477,247 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,350 km away.
Getting there
- Iloilo International Airport (ILO)main airport (4 on the island with scheduled flights)Car hire in IloiloDiscover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesCaticlan-Cagban, Batangas-Caticlan, Iloilo - Cuyo, Western Nautical Highway: Dangay-Caticlan
- 1,350 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to March and from June to Julybest 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 Panay.
- 38beachesEl Kapitan Beach Resort, Basang-basa Beach Resort, Miagao Beachfront and 35 more
- 68viewpointsMadja'as Summit Viewpoint, Madja'as Viewdeck 1, Madja'as Viewdeck 2 and 65 more
- 3lighthousesEstancia Lighthouse, Floripon Lighthouse, Songcolan Lighthouse
- 26ferry terminalsIloilo, Port of Estancia, Lapuz Wharf and 23 more
- 3marinasPhilippine Port Authority Culasi Ajuy Seaport Terminal, The Boat Club Iloilo
- 193named peaksMount Madja-as, Mount Balabag, Mount Tigas and 190 more
- 1volcanoesMount Madia-as
- 50waterfallsAgnaga Falls, Bato Simbagan Waterfalls, Nadsadjan Falls and 47 more
- 9ruins and archaeological sitesTaytay Boni, Felicidad Grotto, Simboryo ni Tomas Ford and 6 more
- 6waymarked walking routesMadja'as Trail, Nasadjan Falls Trail, Napulak Hiking Trail and 3 more
- 24campsitesBantang Camp 1, Madja'as Camp 2, KC 371-115 Bug-in Location and 21 more
- 441hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 931restaurants, 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
Panay in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Panay, each with its own numbers.
1beachCoastya
257mountainsPeakyas
1waterfallCascadyas
Highest point
2,117m
Mount Nangtud
according to Peakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.9°C
Apiton Cove
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
257 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Mount Nangtud2,117m
- Mount Igmatindog
- Mount Porras
- Mount Mingan
- Mount Baloy
- San Pedro Hills
- Pantao Hills
- Mount Panulian
249 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗
1 waterfalls
on Cascadyas, the waterfall atlas
- Jawili Falls
Cascadyas is coming soonOpen Cascadyas ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 210 m above the sea. 68 % of it is below 200 m.
- 33 %0–50 m
- 35 %50–200 m
- 18 %200–500 m
- 10 %500–1,000 m
- 3 %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
- Iloilo473,728 people
- Roxas City185,236 people
- Kalibo93,218 people
- Estancia54,882 people
- Passi42,794 people
- Pandan37,325 people
- Belison14,433 people
- Oton14,395 people
- Janiuay12,896 people
- Tigbauan12,659 people
- Barotac Nuevo11,641 people
- Trapiche11,539 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 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Night low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 96 | 68 | 61 | 60 | 200 | 318 | 360 | 315 | 301 | 298 | 184 | 209 |
| Wet days | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
| Sun h/day | 4.7 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
| Wind (km/h) | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 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 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.9 |
| 2021 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.1 | −0.1 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.9 |
| 2023 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.3 | −0.1 | −0.2 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.5 |
| 2024 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.8 |
| 2025 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.4 | −0.2 | −0.2 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.6 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q332359) · 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, Cascadyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
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