Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
84.1km²
Area
64km
Coastline
102m
Highest point
34°C
Warmest sea
August
6km
To the mainland
When to go to Sir Bani Yas
Best for the beach from April to May and from November to December.
The sea is warmest in August (34 °C) and coolest in February (20 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from March to December.
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 United Arab Emirates
Sir Bani Yas is an island in United Arab Emirates. It covers 84.1 km², with 64 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 102 m. The nearest mainland is 6 km away.
Getting there
- Hamad International Airport (DOH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 147 km in a straight lineCar hire at DOH airport (Doha)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- Ferries1 ferry terminals on the island
- 6 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From April to May and from November to Decemberbest 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 Sir Bani Yas.
- 1ferry terminalsMainland Ferry Terminal
- 2ruins and archaeological sitesMonastère Sir Bani Yas, The Church and Monastery of Bani Yas
- 3hotels, guesthouses and apartments
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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Sir Bani Yas in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Sir Bani Yas, each with its own numbers.
1beachCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
34.1°C
Khawr Da‘sah
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 21 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 89 %0–50 m
- 11 %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).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 21 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 23 |
| Night low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 22 |
| Sea (°C) | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 24 |
| Rain (mm) | 10 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Wet days | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sun h/day | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 6.9 |
| Wind (km/h) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 |
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 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +1.0 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | −0.3 | +0.2 | +0.4 |
| 2021 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +1.6 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +1.0 |
| 2022 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +1.1 | −0.6 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +1.4 | +1.6 |
| 2023 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +1.7 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +1.5 | +1.3 |
| 2024 | +1.8 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +1.8 | +1.7 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.3 |
| 2025 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.9 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q2289965) · 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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