Honduras
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
23.3km²
Area
22km
Coastline
783m
Highest point
5,428
People
30°C
Warmest sea
August
9km
To the mainland
When to go to Tiger Island
Best for the beach from November to December.
The sea is warmest in August (30 °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.
Mountain
Tiger Island is an island in Honduras. It covers 23.3 km², with 22 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 783 m. About 5,428 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 9 km away.
Getting there
- Toncontín Airport (TGU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 99 km in a straight lineCar hire at TGU airport (Tegucigalpa)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesCoyolito - Amapala
- 9 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- 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 Tiger Island.
- 17beachesPunta El Tamarindo, Playa El Zapote, Playa el Burro and 14 more
- 4viewpoints
- 1volcanoesCerro Tigre
- 5hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 6restaurants, 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.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Tiger Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Tiger Island, each with its own numbers.
18beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
30.3°C
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
18 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Playa de Cedro30.3°C
- Playa Ceiba Cruz30.3°C
- Playa del Diablo30.3°C
- Playa El Burro30.3°C
- Gualora Vieja30.3°C
- Playa Gualorita30.3°C
- Playa de La Flor30.3°C
- Playa de Licona30.3°C
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 150 m above the sea. 74 % of it is below 200 m.
- 39 %0–50 m
- 36 %50–200 m
- 19 %200–500 m
- 7 %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.
5 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Amapala12,743 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 33 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 |
| Night low (°C) | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Sea (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 198 | 214 | 111 | 160 | 250 | 231 | 39 | 17 |
| Wet days | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| Sun h/day | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 8.9 |
| Wind (km/h) | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 |
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 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.8 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | +0.2 | −0.2 | +0.2 | −0.8 | ±0.0 |
| 2021 | +0.3 | +0.3 | −0.3 | −0.4 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.4 | −0.6 | −0.1 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.4 |
| 2022 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.7 | −0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.1 |
| 2023 | +0.6 | −0.2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +1.2 | +0.9 |
| 2024 | +1.4 | +0.8 | +1.4 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.2 | −0.1 |
| 2025 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +1.6 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.7 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1324660) · 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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