Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
1,210km²
Area
388km
Coastline
320m
Highest point
30°C
Warmest sea
December
436km
To the mainland
When to go to Rote Island
Best for the beach from May to September.
The sea is warmest in December (30 °C) and coolest in August (26 °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 Rote Ndao Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia
Rote Island is an island in Indonesia. It covers 1,210 km², with 388 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 320 m. The nearest mainland is 436 km away.
Getting there
- El Tari Airport (KOE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 88 km in a straight lineCar hire at DPS airport (Kuta, Badung)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesKupang - Rote, Rote - Ndao
- 436 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From May to Septemberbest 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 Rote Island.
- 3beaches
- 3viewpointsKantor Berita Lokal Rote Ndao ( ROTEONLINE.com ), Pantai Nemberala, Pantai Batu pintu
- 1lighthousesMercusuar Kota Baa
- 1ferry terminalsRote ferry port (Pantai Baru)
- 6named peaksLoatorlain, Pepelelain, Gunung Golo and 3 more
- 14hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 6restaurants, 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
Rote Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Rote Island, each with its own numbers.
4beaches and covesCoastya
10lakesLakeyas
Largest lake
11.3km²
Dano Oemasapoka
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
34.0°C
Dano Maspor
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
30.0°C
Teluk Luku
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
4 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Teluk Boeedalecove29.9°C
- Teluk Serdalecove29.9°C
- Teluk Lukucove30.0°C
- Teluk Namodalecove30.0°C
10 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Dano Oemasapoka11.3km²
- Lake Undun1.7km²
- Dano Oendui0.66km²
- Dano Anak0.43km²
- Dano Bisanduli0.31km²
- Dano Maspor0.27km²
- Dano Oehela0.17km²
- Dano Manubulu0.15km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 87 m above the sea. 92 % of it is below 200 m.
- 38 %0–50 m
- 54 %50–200 m
- 8 %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
- Baa1,263 people
- Olafulihaano census figure
- Eahunno census figure
- Batutuano census figure
- Busalanggano census figure
- Likioenno census figure
- Momanaluno census figure
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
| Night low (°C) | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Sea (°C) | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
| Rain (mm) | 279 | 246 | 182 | 84 | 43 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 64 | 234 |
| Wet days | 27 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 26 |
| Sun h/day | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 7.1 |
| Wind (km/h) | 18 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
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 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.7 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.8 |
| 2021 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.5 | −0.3 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 |
| 2022 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +0.1 |
| 2023 | −0.2 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.6 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.1 |
| 2024 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.6 | −0.1 |
| 2025 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.5 | −0.1 | −0.1 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q686196) · 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, 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 |
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