Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
204km²
Area
90km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
26m
Highest point
29°C
Warmest sea
December
877km
To the mainland
When to go to Rinca Island
Best for the beach from June to August.
The sea is warmest in December (29 °C) and coolest in August (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 West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia
Rinca Island is an island in Indonesia. It belongs to Lesser Sunda Islands. It covers 204 km², with 90 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 26 m. The nearest mainland is 877 km away.
Getting there
- Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 112 km in a straight lineCar hire at DPS airport (Kuta, Badung)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 877 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From June to 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 Rinca Island.
- 3beaches
- 1viewpointsRinca island viewpoint over the bay
- 2named peaksDoro Raja, Doro Tumboh
- 1volcanoesDoro Ora
- 1restaurants, 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 Rinca Island, each with its own numbers.
1beachCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
29.0°C
Legong Ambiloleh
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 154 m above the sea. 70 % of it is below 200 m.
- 34 %0–50 m
- 36 %50–200 m
- 26 %200–500 m
- 4 %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).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Sea (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| Rain (mm) | 318 | 300 | 319 | 241 | 131 | 49 | 33 | 25 | 71 | 120 | 239 | 356 |
| Wet days | 27 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 27 |
| Sun h/day | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 6.2 |
| Wind (km/h) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
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 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.2 | −0.2 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.4 |
| 2021 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | −0.3 | −0.2 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +0.2 |
| 2023 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.7 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.1 |
| 2024 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.8 | −0.2 |
| 2025 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | −0.1 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1164773) · 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 — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
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