Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
140km²
Area
59km
Coastline
975m
Highest point
Manucoco
9,274
People
30°C
Warmest sea
November
615km
To the mainland
When to go to Atauro
Best for the beach from June to October.
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 and municipality in East Timor
Atauro is an island in Timor Leste. It covers 140 km², with 59 km of coastline. Its highest point, Manucoco, rises to 975 m. About 9,274 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 615 km away.
Getting there
- Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 35 km in a straight line
- FerriesDili - Atauro Island
- 615 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From June to Octoberbest 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 Atauro.
- 3beaches
- 13viewpointstrail point, trail route, trail view and 10 more
- 1ferry terminals
- 1named peaksPulau Atauro
- 1campsitesellas campsite
- 10hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 11restaurants, 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
Atauro in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Atauro, each with its own numbers.
34mountainsPeakyas
Highest point
999m
Manucoco
according to Peakyas
34 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Manucoco999m
- Pulau Atauro
- Nuhatutu Tutukardua
- Nuhatutu Malua
- Nuhatutu Corrupo
- Nuhatutu Didiluha
- Nuhatutu Petenua
- Nuhatutu Apihaa
26 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 313 m above the sea. 36 % of it is below 200 m.
- 10 %0–50 m
- 27 %50–200 m
- 40 %200–500 m
- 23 %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.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Atauro9,274 people
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 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
| Night low (°C) | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
| Sea (°C) | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Rain (mm) | 242 | 189 | 138 | 80 | 50 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 58 | 184 |
| Wet days | 26 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 24 |
| Sun h/day | 6.4 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 6.6 |
| Wind (km/h) | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 13 |
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 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.2 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.4 |
| 2021 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.5 | −0.5 | −0.1 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | −0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.3 | +0.2 |
| 2023 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.2 | −0.5 | −0.2 | +0.1 | +0.2 |
| 2024 | +0.5 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.6 | −0.1 |
| 2025 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.3 | −0.3 | −0.1 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q753794) · 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 | Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
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