Australia
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
102km²
Area
99km
Coastline
29m
Highest point
13,799
People
19°C
Warmest sea
February
2km
To the mainland
When to go to Phillip Island
Best to visit from January to March.
The sea is warmest in February (19 °C) and coolest in August (13 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
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 Victoria, Australia
Phillip Island is an island in Australia. It covers 102 km², with 99 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 29 m. About 13,799 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 2 km away.
Getting there
- Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 58 km in a straight lineCar hire at AVV airport (Geelong/Melbourne)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesCowes - Stony Point, Tankerton - Cowes
- 2 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to Marchbest 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 Phillip Island.
- 33beachesMagiclands, Anzacs, No Dogs and 30 more
- 38viewpointsMangrove Lookout, South coast lookout, Seagull Rock Lookout and 35 more
- 1ferry terminalsCowes Jetty
- 11named peaksBlack Hill, Woolamai Hill, Grant Hill and 8 more
- 2ruins and archaeological sitesThe Granite Quarry
- 4waymarked walking routesMelaleuca Loop, Woodland Loop, Oswin Roberts Circuit and 1 more
- 10campsitesBeach Park Tourist Caravan Park Phillip Island, Phillip Island Beachfront Holiday Park, A Maze'N Things Holiday Park and 7 more
- 19hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 62restaurants, 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
Phillip Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Phillip Island, each with its own numbers.
10beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
18.9°C
Woolamai Surf Beach
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
10 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Woolamai Surf Beach18.9°C
- Berry Beach18.9°C
- Hutchinson Beach18.9°C
- Smiths Beach18.9°C
- Cowrie Beach18.9°C
- Farm Beach18.9°C
- Shelly Beach18.9°C
- Thorny Beach18.9°C
2 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 24 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 94 %0–50 m
- 6 %50–200 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
- Phillip Island7,071 people
- Cowes4,770 people
- Cape Woolamai1,641 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
| Night low (°C) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Sea (°C) | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
| Rain (mm) | 44 | 46 | 45 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 76 | 65 | 63 | 73 | 57 |
| Wet days | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Sun h/day | 9.6 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 9.4 |
| Wind (km/h) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 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 | −0.2 | −0.5 | −0.9 | −0.8 | −0.9 | −0.6 | −0.2 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | +0.4 | ±0.0 |
| 2021 | −0.1 | −0.6 | −0.3 | −0.1 | −0.2 | −0.2 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | −0.3 | −0.2 | −0.1 | −0.1 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.2 | −0.3 |
| 2023 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.5 |
| 2024 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +1.4 |
| 2025 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.3 | −0.5 | −0.5 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
More islands nearby.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q785760) · 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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