Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
673km²
Area
136km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
134m
Highest point
Mountain of Smoke
1,100,000
People
34°C
Warmest sea
August
24km
To the mainland
When to go to Bahrain Island
Best for the beach in April and in November.
The sea is warmest in August (34 °C) and coolest in February (18 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from April to December.
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.
Largest island within the archipelago of Bahrain
Bahrain Island is an island in Bahrain. It belongs to Bahrain. It covers 673 km², with 136 km of coastline. Its highest point, Mountain of Smoke, rises to 134 m. About 1,100,000 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 24 km away.
Getting there
- Bahrain International Airport (BAH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 27 km in a straight lineCar hire at BAH airport (Manama)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 24 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- April and Novemberbest 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 Bahrain Island.
- 6beaches
- 11viewpointsAncient burial mounds, Saar UNESCO Archaeological Site, Al Bahair Mini Canyon and Reserve and 8 more
- 1lighthouses
- 2named peaksJabal ad Dukhan
- 5castles and fortsBahrain Fort, Rifa Fort, Old Palace and 2 more
- 18ruins and archaeological sitesSaar Archeological Site, Royal Mound 15, Qal'at al-Bahrain and 15 more
- 1campsitesYASER camp
- 118hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 1,062restaurants, 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.
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 16 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 97 %0–50 m
- 3 %50–200 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.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Manama147,074 people
- Madīnat Ḩamad133,550 people
- Ar Rifā‘115,495 people
- Sitrah72,601 people
- Jidd Ḩafş66,588 people
- Dār Kulayb65,466 people
- Madīnat ‘Īsá38,090 people
- Sanābis6,564 people
- Sār6,000 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 27 | 22 |
| Night low (°C) | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 19 |
| Sea (°C) | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 22 |
| Rain (mm) | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
| Wet days | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sun h/day | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
| Wind (km/h) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 |
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 | −0.2 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +1.6 | +0.1 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.5 |
| 2021 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +2.0 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.7 |
| 2022 | −0.2 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.8 | −0.9 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +1.2 | +1.5 |
| 2023 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +1.9 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.7 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +1.1 | +1.0 |
| 2024 | +1.8 | +1.6 | +0.8 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +2.3 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +0.2 | −1.0 |
| 2025 | −0.6 | ±0.0 | −0.7 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +0.4 | −0.5 | −0.3 | +0.5 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q2740693) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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