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Siargao

366 km² of land in the Philippine Sea.

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Siargao seen from space, cut out from the sea (Sentinel-2)
DapaDel Carmen, Surigao del NorteLibasPilarUnionSan BenitoSanta Monica
N 2 km

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.

In numbers

366km²

Area

288km

Coastline

249m

Highest point

200,000

People

30°C

Warmest sea

June

1,762km

To the mainland

When to go to Siargao

Best for the beach from January to May.

The sea is warmest in June (30 °C) and coolest in February (28 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).

Sea temperature (the water level) Air: night low to afternoon high Wet days Best months

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 the Philippines

Siargao is an island in Philippines. It covers 366 km², with 288 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 249 m. About 200,000 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,762 km away.

Read more on Wikipedia

Getting there

Plan the trip

Ferries, stays and things to do

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On the island

What you find on Siargao.

  • 12beachesPacifico Beach, Alegria beach, Magpupungko Beach and 9 more
  • 12viewpointsPhilippine Crocodile Habitat viewpoint, Coconut Viewpoint, Surf-Spot Libertad and 9 more
  • 2lighthousesCambas-ac Lighthouse
  • 5ferry terminalsDapa, San Benito, Jubang and 2 more
  • 12marinas
  • 1named peaksMount Baliuko
  • 1waterfallsTak Tak Falls
  • 2surf spotsFat Lips Surfshop
  • 1campsitesIsabel’s Copra Grove
  • 142hotels, guesthouses and apartments
  • 125restaurants, 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.

The shape of the land.

On average the island stands 40 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.

  • 72 %0–50 m
  • 28 %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.

Siargao366 km²
Madeira Island742 km²
Malta247 km²

20 km

All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).

Towns on the island

  • Dapa8,823 people
  • Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte4,276 people
  • Libas3,373 people
  • Pilar2,392 people
  • Union2,368 people
  • San Benito2,334 people
  • Santa Monica2,284 people
  • San Isidrono census figure
  • General Lunano census figure

Month by month

The weather on the island.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Afternoon high (°C)282828282929292929292928
Night low (°C)272727272828282727282827
Sea (°C)282828292930302929292928
Rain (mm)608398282187173227228186204267404508
Wet days292425222527292828292830
Sun h/day5.16.47.78.48.16.56.06.26.06.46.15.6
Wind (km/h)242421171414141414141821

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020+0.9+0.4+0.7+0.4+0.5+0.3+0.6+0.6+0.7+0.8+1.0+1.0
2021+1.1+1.2+0.9+0.4±0.0+0.2+0.3+0.6+0.7+0.7+0.6+0.5
2022+0.4+0.7+0.7+0.3−0.2+0.1+0.4+0.5+0.6+0.4+0.8+0.8
2023+0.6+0.5+0.5+0.8+0.7+0.4+0.2+0.5+0.4+0.7+0.9+0.7
2024+1.0+0.6+0.3+0.4+0.6+0.5+0.6+0.8+0.6+0.8+0.6+0.7
2025+1.0+0.9+0.7+0.7+0.6+0.1+0.3+0.4+0.2+0.4+0.5+0.7

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

Photos

Seen by visitors.

Siargao 79
ChaasPrime · CC BY-SA 4.0
Surfing @ Siargao
Niko.llanes · CC BY-SA 4.0
Siargao 44
ChaasPrime · CC BY-SA 4.0
Coconut Trees View Deck in Siargao
Michael Angelo Luna · CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearby

More islands nearby.

Dinagat IslandPhilippinesPhilippines761 km²96 m56 km awayLimasawaPhilippinesPhilippines6.8 km²136 m107 km awayLeytePhilippinesPhilippines7,368 km²1,349 m163 km awayBoholPhilippinesPhilippines3,821 km²191 m206 km awayMactanPhilippinesPhilippines59 km²6 m233 km awayMindanaoPhilippinesPhilippines97,530 km²2,954 m287 km awaySamar IslandPhilippinesPhilippines13,429 km²850 m263 km awayBiliranPhilippinesPhilippines500 km²1,301 m248 km away

About these numbers

Names, area, populationWikidata (Q2280814) · CC0
Outline© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020
ClimateNASA POWER · 1991–2020
Relief, 3D modelCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
TownsGeoNames · CC BY 4.0
ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

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