Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
2.5km²
Area
12km
Coastline
123m
Highest point
2
People
15°C
Warmest sea
August
513km
To the mainland
When to go to Calf of Man
Good all year round.
The sea is warmest in August (15 °C) and coolest in March (8 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
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
Calf of Man is an island in Isle of Man. It covers 2.5 km², with 12 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 123 m. About 2 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 513 km away.
Getting there
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 13 km in a straight lineCar hire at BHD airport (Belfast)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 513 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Calf of Man.
- 6beaches
- 3lighthousesLower Light, Upper Light
- 2ruins and archaeological sites
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 58 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 40 %0–50 m
- 60 %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.
2 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) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
| Night low (°C) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Sea (°C) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
| Rain (mm) | 104 | 82 | 77 | 60 | 62 | 71 | 71 | 88 | 83 | 115 | 119 | 116 |
| Wet days | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
| Sun h/day | 0.9 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| Wind (km/h) | 34 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 34 |
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 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.5 |
| 2021 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +1.8 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.7 |
| 2022 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +1.3 |
| 2023 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +1.3 |
| 2024 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.6 |
| 2025 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +1.5 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.9 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Nearby
More islands nearby.
Isle of Man
Isle of Man568 km²608 m30 km away
Anglesey
United Kingdom677 km²166 m89 km awaySt Patrick's IsleIsle of Man0.05 km²106 m21 km away
Great BritainUnited Kingdom228,938 km²1,344 m159 km away
Holy IslandUnited Kingdom35 km²220 m87 km away
Ireland
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Isle of ArranUnited Kingdom428 km²874 m172 km away
Bardsey IslandUnited Kingdom1.8 km²163 m144 km awayAbout these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q125389) · 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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