United Kingdom
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
4.0km²
Area
14km
Coastline
347m
Highest point
Pawala Valley Ridge
35
People
27°C
Warmest sea
February
5,366km
To the mainland
When to go to Pitcairn Island
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in February (27 °C) and coolest in August (22 °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.
Only inhabited island in the Pitcairn Islands
Pitcairn Island is an volcanic island in Pitcairn. It belongs to Pitcairn Islands. It covers 4.0 km², with 14 km of coastline. Its highest point, Pawala Valley Ridge, rises to 347 m. About 35 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 5,366 km away.
Getting there
- Ferries1 ferry terminals on the island
- 5,366 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to Maybest 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 Pitcairn Island.
- 4viewpoints
- 1ferry terminalsPitcairn
- 2marinasWest Harbour
- 2named peaksPawala Valley Ridge, Highest Point
- 1ruins and archaeological sitesPolynesian Petroglyphs
- 2hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 2restaurants, 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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Pitcairn Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Pitcairn Island, each with its own numbers.
1beachCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
26.6°C
Gudgeen
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 137 m above the sea. 75 % of it is below 200 m.
- 19 %0–50 m
- 56 %50–200 m
- 25 %200–500 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.
2 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Adamstown46 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Night low (°C) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Sea (°C) | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 |
| Rain (mm) | 124 | 96 | 103 | 132 | 112 | 108 | 105 | 112 | 103 | 152 | 126 | 154 |
| Wet days | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 17 |
| Sun h/day | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Wind (km/h) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
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 | −0.3 | −0.1 | −0.5 | −0.3 | −0.2 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.6 |
| 2021 | +0.9 | +0.5 | −0.4 | −0.1 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +0.5 |
| 2022 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.1 | −0.2 | ±0.0 |
| 2023 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +0.8 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | +0.5 | +0.4 | −0.4 |
| 2024 | −0.4 | −0.1 | +0.7 | −0.6 | −0.8 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | −0.7 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.3 |
| 2025 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.2 | −0.1 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.6 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | −0.5 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
PitcairnAbout these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1779748) · 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 |
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