Canada
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
5,620km²
Area
918km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
140m
Highest point
152,784
People
18°C
Warmest sea
August
8km
To the mainland
When to go to Prince Edward Island
Best to visit in August.
The sea is warmest in August (18 °C) and coolest in February (-1 °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.
Main island of province of Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is an island in Canada. It covers 5,620 km², with 918 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 140 m. About 152,784 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 8 km away.
Getting there
- Charlottetown Airport (YYG)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at YYG airport (Charlottetown)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesCaribou-Wood Islands Ferry
- 8 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- Augustbest 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 Prince Edward Island.
- 150beachesMacWilliams Shore, Reillys Shore, Enman Shore and 147 more
- 31viewpoints10. Snag Trees, 11. Hardwood Thinning, 12. How Many Can You See? and 28 more
- 26lighthousesSt. Peters Harbour Light, Murray Harbour Range Front Lighthouse and 24 more
- 2ferry terminalsWood Islands, Wood Islands Terminal Building
- 3marinasStanley Bridge Wharf
- 10named peaksConway Sand Hills, Yankee Hill, Tea Hill and 7 more
- 3ruins and archaeological sitesSite of Old School House, Lucy M. Montgomery's Cavendish Home
- 95waymarked walking routesCavendish Beach Trail, Cavendish Dunelands Trail, Gulf Shore Way and 92 more
- 40campsitesMeridian63º Luxury Camping, Sunset Campground, Marco Polo Campground and 37 more
- 230hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 152restaurants, 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
Prince Edward Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Prince Edward Island, each with its own numbers.
68beaches and covesCoastya
11lakesLakeyas
Largest lake
1.7km²
South Lake
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
24.1°C
Lake Verde
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
18.9°C
Fortune Beach
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
68 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Cavendish Beach18.5°C
- Brackley Beach18.6°C
- Langley Beach18.7°C
- Shooting Gallery Shore18.6°C
- Linkletter Shore18.6°C
- MacPhee Beach18.8°C
- Maitland Flat18.8°C
- Morrison Beach18.8°C
60 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
11 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- South Lake1.7km²
- North Lake0.88km²
- St. Peters Lake0.52km²
- O'Keefes Lake0.48km²
- Glenfinnan Lake0.21km²
- Dalvay Lake0.18km²
- East Lake0.18km²
- Afton Lake0.18km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 31 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 82 %0–50 m
- 18 %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.
100 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Stratford10,927 people
- Sherwood7,404 people
- Cornwall6,574 people
- West Royalty4,435 people
- Spring Park4,312 people
- Southport3,368 people
- Parkdale2,710 people
- East Royalty2,529 people
- Mt. Edward2,302 people
- Montague2,027 people
- Stonepark1,726 people
- Belfast1,687 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | -3 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Night low (°C) | -8 | -9 | -6 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 2 | -3 |
| Sea (°C) | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| Rain (mm) | 93 | 94 | 87 | 92 | 86 | 103 | 83 | 94 | 104 | 121 | 123 | 129 |
| Wet days | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| Sun h/day | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
| Wind (km/h) | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 29 |
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 | −0.8 | −0.5 | +0.3 | −1.1 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.3 |
| 2021 | +0.6 | −0.5 | −0.5 | −0.7 | +0.9 | +1.9 | +0.2 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +1.7 | +1.5 | +1.2 |
| 2022 | +0.1 | −0.7 | −0.5 | +0.2 | +2.0 | +1.8 | +1.0 | +1.8 | +1.8 | +1.2 | +1.5 | +0.8 |
| 2023 | +0.7 | −0.4 | −0.4 | +1.0 | +1.1 | ±0.0 | +1.6 | −0.1 | +1.4 | +2.1 | +1.3 | +0.9 |
| 2024 | +0.5 | −0.3 | +0.5 | +2.0 | +2.1 | +2.1 | +1.8 | +1.6 | +1.6 | +1.6 | +0.5 | +0.7 |
| 2025 | +0.5 | −0.8 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +1.0 | +1.8 | +1.5 | +1.1 | +0.2 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q15120268) · 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, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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