Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
558km²
Area
133km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
623m
Highest point
48,892
People
30°C
Warmest sea
April
1,156km
To the mainland
When to go to Sulabesi Island
Best for the beach from January to March and from August to September.
The sea is warmest in April (30 °C) and coolest in August (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 Sula Islands Regency, North Maluku Province, Indonesia
Sulabesi Island is an island in Indonesia. It covers 558 km², with 133 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 623 m. About 48,892 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,156 km away.
Getting there
- Namniwel Airport (NAM)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 147 km in a straight lineCar hire at DPS airport (Kuta, Badung)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesSanana - Ambon, Sanana - Mangole, Jikotamo (Obi) - Sanana
- 1,156 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to March and from August to Septemberbest 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 Sulabesi Island.
- 2ferry terminalsSanana, Sanana ferry port
- 1named peaksPohea
- 2castles and fortsFort Of Sanana, The King's Palace of Sanana
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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Sulabesi Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Sulabesi Island, each with its own numbers.
2beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
29.6°C
Jiko Begabai
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 177 m above the sea. 58 % of it is below 200 m.
- 28 %0–50 m
- 30 %50–200 m
- 41 %200–500 m
- 2 %500–1,000 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.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Sanana29,716 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 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| Night low (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Sea (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Rain (mm) | 178 | 147 | 177 | 181 | 173 | 206 | 159 | 80 | 82 | 70 | 87 | 160 |
| Wet days | 27 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 27 |
| Sun h/day | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 6.7 |
| Wind (km/h) | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 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 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.5 |
| 2021 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.1 |
| 2022 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.1 |
| 2023 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.2 |
| 2024 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.3 |
| 2025 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.1 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q48767551) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| 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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