Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
1,474km²
Area
383km
Coastline
326m
Highest point
148,993
People
33°C
Warmest sea
August
19km
To the mainland
When to go to Qeshm Island
Best for the beach from February to March and from November to December.
The sea is warmest in August (33 °C) and coolest in February (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.
Island in Qeshm County, Iran
Qeshm Island is an island in Iran. It covers 1,474 km², with 383 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 326 m. About 148,993 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 19 km away.
Getting there
- Qeshm International Airport (GSM)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at SHJ airport (Sharjah)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesBandar Abbas - Qeshm, Khasab - Qeshm, Qeshm - Hormoz, Qeshm - Larak
- 19 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From February to March and from November to Decemberbest 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 Qeshm Island.
- 5beachesDouble Sided Beach and 4 more
- 3viewpointsHill for sunset
- 9ferry terminalsEskeleye Bandare Laft, Gheshm (Qeshm), Crucero Tara Daria, Shahid Zakeri Ferry Terminal and 6 more
- 11marinasBahman Port, Zark harbour, Ramchah Fishing Harbor and 8 more
- 1named peaks
- 1castles and fortsQeshm Portuguese Castle
- 3ruins and archaeological sitesNaderi Castle, Kharbas Cave
- 4dive centresHaji Mohammadi Diving School and Water Sports, N.S.Q Diving Center, Dolphin Marjan Diving Center and 1 more
- 6campsitesBush camp Qeshm - Salakh, fffff and 4 more
- 113hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 72restaurants, 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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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Qeshm Island, each with its own numbers.
42mountainsPeakyas
42 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Kūh-e Būkhū
- Kīsh Kūh
- The Hummocks
- Kūh-e Başīrā
- Kūh-e Būkhow
- Jabal Biscoe
- Kūh-e Dīldān
- Kūh-e Chālū Nūr od Dīn
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 34 m above the sea. 99 % of it is below 200 m.
- 79 %0–50 m
- 20 %50–200 m
- 1 %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.
50 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Qeshm25,000 people
- Dargahān14,525 people
- Ţūlā5,874 people
- Halor5,828 people
- Sūzā5,707 people
- Bandar-e Lāft4,668 people
- Ramkān4,473 people
- Ţabl4,069 people
- Ramchāh3,004 people
- Tūrān2,339 people
- Mesen2,162 people
- Pey Posht1,766 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 22 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Night low (°C) | 13 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 15 |
| Sea (°C) | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 25 |
| Rain (mm) | 28 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 18 |
| Wet days | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Sun h/day | 7.9 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 8.0 |
| Wind (km/h) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 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 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.4 | −0.4 | −0.2 | +0.5 |
| 2021 | −0.1 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +0.4 | −0.1 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.7 |
| 2022 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +1.4 | +1.8 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.0 |
| 2023 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +1.3 |
| 2024 | +1.5 | +1.0 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +1.2 | −0.1 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +1.4 | +0.3 |
| 2025 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +0.4 | −0.4 | −0.1 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.4 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q240719) · 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 | Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
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