Malaysia
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
24.0km²
Area
38km
Coastline
375m
Highest point
30°C
Warmest sea
May
24km
To the mainland
When to go to Redang Island
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in May (30 °C) and coolest in January (27 °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 Terengganu, Malaysia
Redang Island is an island in Malaysia. It covers 24.0 km², with 38 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 375 m. The nearest mainland is 24 km away.
Getting there
- Sultan Mahmud Airport (TGG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 45 km in a straight lineCar hire in Kuala TerengganuDiscover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesMerang Jetty - Redang Island (Laguna Redang Island Resort), Kuala Terengganu - Redang Island, Merang Jetty - Pulau Redang (Redang Lagoon Chalet), Merang Jetty - Redang Island (Teluk Kalong Jetty)
- 24 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 Redang Island.
- 8beachesPauh Bay Beach, Pasir Bujang, Pasir Chagar Hutang and 5 more
- 3ferry terminalsRedang Island (Laguna Jetty), Redang Island (Teluk Kalong Jetty), Redang Island (Pelangi Jetty)
- 6named peaksBukit Besar, Kuala Mountain, Mak Sayang Mountain and 3 more
- 1dive centres
- 1campsitesGhost Resort
- 8hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 4restaurants, 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
Redang Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Redang Island, each with its own numbers.
21beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
30.3°C
Pasir Mak Kepit
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
21 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Pasir Mak Kepit30.3°C
- Pasir Macam Ayam30.3°C
- Pasir Bujang30.3°C
- Pasir Telok Kalong Kechil30.2°C
- Pasir Pepari30.2°C
- Pasir Panjang30.2°C
- Mak Simpan30.2°C
- Pasir Kechil30.2°C
13 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 119 m above the sea. 83 % of it is below 200 m.
- 23 %0–50 m
- 60 %50–200 m
- 17 %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.
5 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 206 | 71 | 113 | 98 | 166 | 167 | 184 | 180 | 186 | 252 | 468 | 522 |
| Wet days | 18 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
| Sun h/day | 6.6 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| Wind (km/h) | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 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 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.5 |
| 2021 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | −0.3 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.7 |
| 2022 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.2 |
| 2023 | +0.5 | +0.2 | −0.5 | +0.3 | +0.5 | −0.1 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +0.5 |
| 2024 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +0.6 |
| 2025 | +0.7 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | −0.1 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1897123) · 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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