MexicoIslandUNESCO World Heritage
Socorro Island
131 km² rising to 1,050 m out of the Pacific Ocean.
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
131km²
Area
85km
Coastline
1,050m
Highest point
45
People
28°C
Warmest sea
August
454km
To the mainland
When to go to Socorro Island
Best for the beach from February to June.
The sea is warmest in August (28 °C) and coolest in February (24 °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 Mexico
Socorro Island is an island in Mexico. It covers 131 km², with 85 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 1,050 m. About 45 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 454 km away. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Getting there
- 454 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From February to Junebest 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 Socorro Island.
- 5beachesPlaya Escondida, Playa Blanca, Playa Norte and 2 more
- 1lighthouses
- 1named peaksCerro Quemado
- 1volcanoesMount Evermann
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
Socorro Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Socorro Island, each with its own numbers.
8beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
28.1°C
Bahía Vargas Lozano
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
8 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Playa Blanca28.0°C
- Playas Gemelas28.0°C
- Playa Norte28.0°C
- Caleta Truenocove28.0°C
- Caleta Palma Solacove28.0°C
- Bahía Fourtoncove28.0°C
- Bahía Vargas Lozanocove28.1°C
- Bahía Ramírez Valadezcove28.0°C
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 304 m above the sea. 42 % of it is below 200 m.
- 10 %0–50 m
- 32 %50–200 m
- 37 %200–500 m
- 21 %500–1,000 m
- <1 %1,000–2,000 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) | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Night low (°C) | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Sea (°C) | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Rain (mm) | 42 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 74 | 113 | 148 | 56 | 32 | 38 |
| Wet days | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Sun h/day | 7.2 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 6.9 |
| Wind (km/h) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 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 | +0.5 | −0.1 | −0.2 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +0.9 |
| 2021 | −0.3 | −0.3 | −0.5 | +0.4 | −0.2 | +0.8 | +0.2 | −0.1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | −0.5 | +0.6 |
| 2022 | +1.1 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | +0.9 | −1.4 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | −0.2 |
| 2023 | −0.2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | −0.9 | −0.6 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +0.5 | +0.9 |
| 2024 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | −1.7 | −0.8 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +0.3 | −0.8 | −0.4 |
| 2025 | −0.7 | −1.3 | −1.0 | −0.9 | −1.3 | −1.7 | −0.5 | +1.0 | +1.1 | −1.2 | −0.2 | +1.0 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
More islands nearby.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1361324) · 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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