VanuatuVolcanic island

Ambrym

674 km² rising to 1,334 m out of the Coral Sea.

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

In numbers

674km²

Area

139km

Coastline

1,334m

Highest point

Ambrym

7,385

People

29°C

Warmest sea

March

1,882km

To the mainland

When to go to Ambrym

Best for the beach from January to February and from July to September.

The sea is warmest in March (29 °C) and coolest in August (26 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).

29°28°27°

Jan22

29°29°27°

Feb22

29°28°27°

Mar24

29°28°27°

Apr23

28°27°26°

May18

27°26°25°

Jun17

27°25°24°

Jul14

26°25°24°

Aug14

26°26°24°

Sep13

27°26°25°

Oct16

28°27°26°

Nov18

28°28°26°

Dec20

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.

Volcanic island in the archipelago of Vanuatu

Ambrym is an volcanic island in Vanuatu. It covers 674 km², with 139 km of coastline. Its highest point, Ambrym, rises to 1,334 m. About 7,385 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,882 km away.

Getting there

Santo Pekoa International Airport (SON)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 127 km in a straight lineCar hire at VLI airport (Port Vila)Discover Cars · Affiliate link
1,882 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
From January to February and from July 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 Ambrym.

11beaches
4named peaksMount Vetnam, Mount Tōvyō, Mount Dalahum and 1 more
2volcanoesMarum, Benbow
2waterfalls
1hotels, guesthouses and apartments

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

Ambrym in our other atlases

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

2beaches and covesCoastya
8mountainsPeakyas

Highest point
1,334m
Ambrym
according to Peakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.1°C
Baie de Lolibul
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya

2 beaches

on Coastya, the beach atlas

Craig Covecove29.1°C
Baie de Lolibulcove29.1°C

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8 mountains

on Peakyas, the mountain atlas

Ambrym1,334m
Vetlam1,005m
Benbow908m
Mont Toyo735m
Pic Tour721m
Dalahoum714m
Déli626m
Pic Minnéi194m

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The shape of the land.

On average the island stands 337 m above the sea. 43 % of it is below 200 m.

9 %0–50 m
34 %50–200 m
27 %200–500 m
30 %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.

Ambrym674 km²

Madeira Island742 km²

Tenerife2,038 km²

50 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)	28	29	28	28	27	26	25	25	26	26	27	28
Night low (°C)	27	27	27	27	26	25	24	24	24	25	26	26
Sea (°C)	29	29	29	29	28	27	27	26	26	27	28	28
Rain (mm)	214	214	238	246	143	121	81	76	82	124	140	164
Wet days	22	22	24	23	18	17	14	14	13	16	18	20
Sun h/day	7.3	7.0	6.8	6.0	5.7	5.1	5.2	5.7	6.5	6.6	7.0	7.6
Wind (km/h)	18	19	18	21	22	26	25	24	25	24	23	20

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	+0.2	+0.5	−0.1	+0.4	+0.7	+0.8	+1.0	+0.9	+0.8	+0.7	+0.4
2021	+0.5	+0.6	−0.2	+0.5	+0.5	+0.4	+1.0	+0.4	+0.7	+1.0	+1.0	+1.1
2022	+1.1	+0.3	+0.4	+0.9	+0.8	+1.1	+1.4	+1.4	+1.7	+1.6	+1.8	+1.7
2023	+0.6	+0.7	+0.1	+0.8	+1.1	+0.6	+0.2	−0.2	+0.4	+0.2	+0.3	+0.3
2024	+0.9	+0.8	+0.4	+0.5	+0.6	+0.6	+0.7	+0.5	+0.2	+0.6	+0.8	+0.9
2025	+0.9	+0.4	+0.4	+1.1	+1.1	+1.0	+1.1	+0.9	+1.1	+0.9	+1.4	+1.0

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

Photos

Seen by visitors.

Ambrym Vanuatu (179716709) — Mickael Foucaux · CC BY-SA 3.0

Vue du volcan Benbow depuis la plaine de cendres, île d'Ambrym — T.BOYER · CC BY-SA 3.0

Ambrym Vanuatu (179722763) — Mickael Foucaux · CC BY-SA 3.0

Nearby

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About these numbers

Names, area, population	Wikidata (Q459948) · 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