Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
2,123km²
Area
312km
Coastline
875m
Highest point
145,299
People
30°C
Warmest sea
November
638km
To the mainland
When to go to Alor 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).
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 Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia
Alor Island is an island in Indonesia. It belongs to Alor Archipelago. It covers 2,123 km², with 312 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 875 m. About 145,299 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 638 km away.
Getting there
- Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 91 km in a straight lineCar hire at DPS airport (Kuta, Badung)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesLarantuka-Waiwerang-Lewoleba, Kalabahi - Kupang, Kalabahi - Baranusa, Atapupu - Kalabahi
- 638 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
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On the island
What you find on Alor Island.
- 3ferry terminalsKalabahi, Kalabahi ferry port, Kalabahi port
- 85named peaksDola Koyakoya, Dola Potomana, Bukit Muna and 82 more
- 2hotels, 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
Alor Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Alor Island, each with its own numbers.
1beachCoastya
81mountainsPeakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.8°C
Pantai Deere
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
81 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Dola Blogur
- Dola Magerbuk
- Dola Hila
- Dola Herbur
- Dola Nabakika
- Dola Kaipoli
- Dola Maipakitau
- Dola Arapalaka
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 540 m above the sea. 20 % of it is below 200 m.
- 6 %0–50 m
- 14 %50–200 m
- 30 %200–500 m
- 38 %500–1,000 m
- 12 %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.
50 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Kalabahi19,210 people
- Kokarno census figure
- Maritaingno census figure
- Kemangno census figure
- Mainangno census figure
- Apuino census figure
- Moruno census figure
- Kampungrajano 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) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
| Night low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Sea (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Rain (mm) | 266 | 223 | 137 | 62 | 39 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 59 | 187 |
| Wet days | 22 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| Sun h/day | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 6.6 |
| Wind (km/h) | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 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 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.6 |
| 2021 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 | −0.5 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.1 |
| 2022 | −0.4 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +0.1 |
| 2023 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.3 | −0.3 | −0.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 |
| 2024 | +0.4 | +0.3 | −0.1 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.7 | −0.2 |
| 2025 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.4 | −0.2 | −0.2 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1130641) · 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 |
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