Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
39.1km²
Area
35km
Coastline
14m
Highest point
437
People
29°C
Warmest sea
February
2,026km
To the mainland
When to go to Ureparapara
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in February (29 °C) and coolest in August (27 °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 Vanuatu
Ureparapara is an volcanic island in Vanuatu. It covers 39.1 km², with 35 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 14 m. About 437 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 2,026 km away.
Getting there
- Santo Pekoa International Airport (SON)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 220 km in a straight lineCar hire at VLI airport (Port Vila)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 2,026 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 Ureparapara.
- 1volcanoes
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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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Ureparapara, each with its own numbers.
1beachCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
29.3°C
Baie Oro
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 228 m above the sea. 49 % of it is below 200 m.
- 12 %0–50 m
- 37 %50–200 m
- 44 %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).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Sea (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
| Rain (mm) | 262 | 242 | 258 | 264 | 200 | 147 | 113 | 105 | 116 | 182 | 195 | 215 |
| Wet days | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
| Sun h/day | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Wind (km/h) | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 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 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.9 | −0.1 | −0.2 |
| 2021 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +0.6 |
| 2022 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +1.7 | +1.5 | +1.3 |
| 2023 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.4 | −0.1 | +0.7 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.1 |
| 2024 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.5 |
| 2025 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.8 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Nearby
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1788711) · 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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