Vietnam
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
561km²
Area
158km
Coastline
68m
Highest point
179,480
People
30°C
Warmest sea
May
10km
To the mainland
When to go to Phú Quốc
Best for the beach from December to February.
The sea is warmest in May (30 °C) and coolest in January (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.
Special zone of An Giang province, Vietnam
Phú Quốc is an island in Vietnam. It covers 561 km², with 158 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 68 m. About 179,480 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 10 km away.
Getting there
- Phú Quốc International Airport (PQC)airport on the island, with scheduled flights
- FerriesHa Tien - Phu Quoc car ferry, An Thoi - Hon Thom ferry
- 10 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From December to Februarybest 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 Phú Quốc.
- 31beachesAccès plage, Vung Bau Beach, Long beach and 28 more
- 11viewpointsSnorkeling spot, Landing Airplanes, Path to Public Beach and 8 more
- 2lighthousesAn Thoi Lighthouse, Duong Dong Lighthouse
- 4ferry terminalsCar Ferry to Ha Tien, Binh An Phu Quoc ferry terminal and 2 more
- 14marinasDuong Dong Harbour, Da Chong Port and 12 more
- 24named peaksNúi Chúa, Núi Vô Hương, Núi Ông Diêu and 21 more
- 4waterfalls
- 2castles and forts
- 1ruins and archaeological sites
- 1waymarked walking routes
- 2campsites
- 335hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 555restaurants, 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
Phú Quốc in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Phú Quốc, each with its own numbers.
4beaches and covesCoastya
5mountainsPeakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
30.6°C
Bãi Thơm
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
4 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Bãi Khem30.6°C
- Bãi Thơm30.6°C
- Bãi Đại30.6°C
- Bãi Cửa Cạn30.6°C
5 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Núi Hàm Rồng
- Núi Hàm Ninh
- Núi Chùa
- Dãy Dương Đống
- Núi Vo Quâp
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 79 m above the sea. 87 % of it is below 200 m.
- 59 %0–50 m
- 28 %50–200 m
- 12 %200–500 m
- <1 %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).
Towns on the island
- Phu Quoc294,419 people
- Phú Quốc179,480 people
- Hàm Ninh33,503 people
- Dương Đông15,000 people
- An Thới1,957 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
| Sea (°C) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 27 | 24 | 72 | 134 | 248 | 380 | 444 | 373 | 426 | 253 | 125 | 48 |
| Wet days | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 8 |
| Sun h/day | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 7.5 |
| Wind (km/h) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +1.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.1 |
| 2021 | −0.4 | −0.5 | −0.2 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.6 | −0.1 |
| 2022 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.1 | −0.2 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | ±0.0 |
| 2023 | −0.3 | +0.1 | −0.4 | +0.5 | +0.6 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +0.9 |
| 2024 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.3 |
| 2025 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | −0.2 | −0.1 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.1 | ±0.0 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q146695) · 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, Peakyas — 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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