Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
105km²
Area
87km
Coastline
23m
Highest point
38,070
People
29°C
Warmest sea
May
1,358km
To the mainland
When to go to Sibutu Island
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in May (29 °C) and coolest in January (28 °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 the Philippines
Sibutu Island is an island in Philippines. It covers 105 km², with 87 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 23 m. About 38,070 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,358 km away.
Getting there
- Sanga Sanga Airport (TWT)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 40 km in a straight lineCar hire in Puerto PrincesaDiscover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- Ferries1 ferry terminals on the island
- 1,358 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 Sibutu Island.
- 1beaches
- 1ferry terminalsSibutu Dock
- 1named peaksSibutu Hill
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
Sibutu Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Sibutu Island, each with its own numbers.
7beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
29.4°C
Sahasah Cove
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
7 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Sahasah Covecove29.4°C
- Busaing Covecove29.4°C
- Soang Simaysa Covecove29.4°C
- Soang Mahea Covecove29.4°C
- Duata Covecove29.4°C
- Suang-Umbog Covecove29.4°C
- Soang Baylahat Covecove29.4°C
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 12 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 100 %0–50 m
- <1 %50–200 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.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Taungoh2,375 people
- Ligayan2,319 people
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 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Sea (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Rain (mm) | 278 | 194 | 184 | 141 | 165 | 175 | 199 | 194 | 178 | 210 | 214 | 271 |
| Wet days | 24 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Sun h/day | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
| Wind (km/h) | 17 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 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 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.6 |
| 2021 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.5 |
| 2022 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.5 |
| 2023 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.6 |
| 2024 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.8 |
| 2025 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.5 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q7507324) · 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 |
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