Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
492km²
Area
183km
Coastline
617m
Highest point
16,843
People
29°C
Warmest sea
March
1,925km
To the mainland
When to go to Pentecost Island
Best for the beach from January to March and from August to September.
The sea is warmest in March (29 °C) and coolest in August (26 °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 Vanuatu
Pentecost Island is an island in Vanuatu. It covers 492 km², with 183 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 617 m. About 16,843 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,925 km away.
Getting there
- Santo Pekoa International Airport (SON)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 107 km in a straight lineCar hire at VLI airport (Port Vila)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 1,925 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to March and from August 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 Pentecost Island.
- 12beaches
- 2named peaksMount Vulmat, Mount Vetmar
- 2hotels, 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
Pentecost Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Pentecost Island, each with its own numbers.
5beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
29.2°C
Baie Vallahao
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
5 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Baie Martellicove29.1°C
- Baie Vallahaocove29.2°C
- Baie Sispendécove29.2°C
- Baie Malacove29.2°C
- Baie Fanmarmatcove29.2°C
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 306 m above the sea. 32 % of it is below 200 m.
- 9 %0–50 m
- 23 %50–200 m
- 49 %200–500 m
- 19 %500–1,000 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.
20 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) | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Sea (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 227 | 220 | 247 | 249 | 147 | 131 | 88 | 79 | 88 | 132 | 145 | 165 |
| Wet days | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
| Sun h/day | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.6 |
| Wind (km/h) | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
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 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.3 |
| 2021 | +0.5 | +0.5 | −0.3 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +1.0 |
| 2022 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +1.7 | +1.7 | +1.6 |
| 2023 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +0.2 | −0.1 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.2 |
| 2024 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.7 |
| 2025 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +0.9 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q960808) · 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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