India
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
646km²
Area
191km
Coastline
474m
Highest point
15,111,974
People
30°C
Warmest sea
May
When to go to Salsette
Best for the beach from November to January.
The sea is warmest in May (30 °C) and coolest in January (25 °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 India; home to Mumbai
Salsette is an island in India. It covers 646 km², with 191 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 474 m. About 15,111,974 people live on it.
Getting there
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at BOM airport (Mumbai)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesGorai Ferry Shuttle, Borivali - Essel World Ferry, Marve - Essel World Ferry, Elephanta Caves Ferry Route
- From November to Januarybest 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 Salsette.
- 19beachesChimbai Beach, Girgaum Chowpatty Beach, Manori Aum Beach and 16 more
- 24viewpointsLoop Gallery, Patidar Co Op Housing Society, Yeoor Hill and 21 more
- 1lighthousesUttan Lighthouse
- 22ferry terminalsGorai, Manori Jetty, Borivali and 19 more
- 1marinas
- 10named peaksJambulmal, Mama Bhanja, Mulund Peak and 7 more
- 4waterfallsManpada waterfall, Pachwada waterfall, Har Har Gange Waterfalls and 1 more
- 15castles and fortsMahim Fort, Madh Fort, Asmita Regency 1 and 12 more
- 13ruins and archaeological sitesBandra Fort, Riwa Fort, Main Portuguese gate to Bombay Castle and 10 more
- 2waymarked walking routesS Ward, Mama Bhanja
- 6campsitesband camp, Pant Nagar Station and 4 more
- 485hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 1,567restaurants, 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
Salsette in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Salsette, each with its own numbers.
1beachCoastya
3lakesLakeyas
Largest lake
4.0km²
Vihar Lake
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
32.8°C
Powai Lake
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.7°C
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
3 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Vihar Lake4.0km²
- Powai Lake1.1km²
- Tulsi Lake0.91km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 36 m above the sea. 96 % of it is below 200 m.
- 81 %0–50 m
- 15 %50–200 m
- 4 %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.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Mumbai12,691,836 people
- Thāne1,841,488 people
- Bhayandar809,378 people
- Dhārāvi700,000 people
- Borivli609,617 people
- Gorai29,107 people
- Powai20,000 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 31 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
| Night low (°C) | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Sea (°C) | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Rain (mm) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 535 | 834 | 606 | 376 | 104 | 17 | 5 |
| Wet days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| Sun h/day | 8.8 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Wind (km/h) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
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 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.6 | −0.6 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.5 | −0.1 | +0.5 |
| 2021 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +1.4 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.1 | −0.1 | +0.3 |
| 2022 | −0.2 | −0.3 | +0.7 | +1.6 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.8 | −0.2 | −1.1 | ±0.0 |
| 2023 | −0.5 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +0.8 |
| 2024 | +0.9 | +0.7 | ±0.0 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.7 | −0.7 |
| 2025 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.7 | −0.1 | −0.3 | −0.3 | −0.6 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Nearby
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q117196) · 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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