IndonesiaSolor ArchipelagoIsland

Adonara Island

508 km² rising to 1,659 m out of the Banda Sea.

When to go

WitihamaWaiwerangWaiwadanSenadanKlubagolitBaniona

N 5 km

BeachesFerry portsPeaksVolcanoes

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.

In numbers

508km²

Area

126km

Coastline

1,659m

Highest point

Iliboleng

30°C

Warmest sea

November

676km

To the mainland

When to go to Adonara Island

Best for the beach from May to September.

The sea is warmest in November (30 °C) and coolest in August (27 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).

29°29°27°

Jan26

29°28°27°

Feb24

29°29°27°

Mar20

29°29°27°

Apr13

29°29°27°

May7

28°28°26°

Jun4

27°28°25°

Jul2

27°28°25°

Aug1

28°29°26°

Sep2

29°30°27°

Oct6

30°30°28°

Nov15

30°30°28°

Dec24

Sea temperature (the water level) Air: night low to afternoon high Wet days Best months

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 East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia

Adonara Island is an island in Indonesia. It belongs to Solor Archipelago. It covers 508 km², with 126 km of coastline. Its highest point, Iliboleng, rises to 1,659 m. The nearest mainland is 676 km away.

Getting there

Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International Airport (OEC)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 161 km in a straight lineCar hire at DPS airport (Kuta, Badung)Discover Cars · Affiliate link
FerriesLarantuka - Tobilota, Baranusa - Deri, Deri - Lewoleba, Pantai Palo-Tanah Merah
676 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
From May to Septemberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)

Plan the trip

Ferries, stays and things to do

Car hire at DPS airport (Kuta, Badung)Discover CarsSee

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On the island

What you find on Adonara Island.

1beacheswhite sand beach
1viewpointsPasir Putih
10ferry terminalsBoleng, Wailebe, Tabilota and 7 more
29named peaksIli Boleng, Ile Kului, Ile Pasandana and 26 more
1volcanoesIli Boleng
1hotels, guesthouses and apartments
4restaurants, 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

Adonara Island in our other atlases

Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Adonara Island, each with its own numbers.

2beaches and covesCoastya
33mountainsPeakyas

Highest point
1,659m
Iliboleng
according to Peakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
30.0°C
Teluk Adonara
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya

2 beaches

on Coastya, the beach atlas

Teluk Adonaracove30.0°C
Teluk Apematecove30.0°C

Open Coastya ↗

33 mountains

on Peakyas, the mountain atlas

Iliboleng1,659m
Ile Bou
Ile Boleng
Woka Seburi
Woka Kuma
Balile
Woka Wulo
Ile Lewokeda

25 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗

The shape of the land.

On average the island stands 289 m above the sea. 44 % of it is below 200 m.

17 %0–50 m
27 %50–200 m
37 %200–500 m
18 %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.

Adonara Island508 km²

Madeira Island742 km²

Tenerife2,038 km²

20 km

All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).

Towns on the island

Witihamano census figure
Waiwerangno census figure
Waiwadanno census figure
Senadanno census figure
Klubagolitno census figure
Banionano census figure

Month by month

The weather on the island.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Afternoon high (°C)	29	28	29	29	29	28	28	28	29	30	30	30
Night low (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	26	25	25	26	27	28	28
Sea (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	28	27	27	28	29	30	30
Rain (mm)	256	240	151	74	48	29	16	6	11	32	64	205
Wet days	26	24	20	13	7	4	2	1	2	6	15	24
Sun h/day	6.6	6.8	7.7	8.8	8.8	8.7	9.0	9.8	10.1	9.9	9.1	7.1
Wind (km/h)	14	14	10	9	10	12	12	10	9	8	7	10

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	+0.7	+0.6	+0.1	−0.3	+0.1	+0.5	+0.6	+0.6	+0.5	+0.8	+0.3
2021	+0.5	+0.3	+0.4	−0.4	−0.1	+0.3	+0.6	+0.8	+0.9	+0.4	+0.2	+0.2
2022	−0.4	−0.3	+0.3	+0.4	+0.8	+0.8	+0.9	+0.7	+1.1	+0.9	+0.1	±0.0
2023	−0.1	−0.3	±0.0	−0.2	±0.0	+0.3	+0.8	+0.6	−0.1	±0.0	+0.2	+0.1
2024	+0.4	+0.4	+0.1	+0.3	+0.6	+0.4	+0.8	+0.7	+0.5	+0.7	+0.8	−0.3
2025	+0.4	+0.3	+0.5	+0.2	+0.2	+0.6	+0.6	+0.3	+0.5	+0.6	±0.0	−0.3

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

Nearby

More islands nearby.

Lembata Island

Indonesia1,253 km²2 m41 km away

Pantar Island

Indonesia733 km²862 m107 km away

Flores Island

Indonesia13,540 km²2,370 m189 km away

Timor

Indonesia30,777 km²2,963 m201 km away

Alor Island

Indonesia2,123 km²875 m173 km away Ende Island

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About these numbers

Names, area, population	Wikidata (Q366088) · 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, Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST