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Churna Island

0.60 km² of land in the Arabian Sea.

When to go

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In numbers

0.60km²

Area

167m

Highest point

29°C

Warmest sea

June

7km

To the mainland

When to go to Churna Island

Best for the beach from November to March.

The sea is warmest in June (29 °C) and coolest in February (23 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).

23°24°15°

Jan1

23°26°16°

Feb1

24°30°20°

Mar1

26°32°23°

Apr0

28°34°26°

May1

29°34°28°

Jun2

29°32°27°

Jul5

28°31°26°

Aug5

28°31°25°

Sep2

28°32°23°

Oct1

27°30°20°

Nov0

25°26°16°

Dec1

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.

Island in Pakistan

Churna Island is an island in Pakistan. It covers 0.60 km². Its highest point rises to 167 m. The nearest mainland is 7 km away.

Getting there

Jinnah International Airport (KHI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 56 km in a straight lineCar hire at KHI airport (Karachi)Discover Cars · Affiliate link
7 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
From November to Marchbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)

Plan the trip

Ferries, stays and things to do

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The shape of the land.

On average the island stands 47 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.

62 %0–50 m
38 %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).

Month by month

The weather on the island.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Afternoon high (°C)	24	26	30	32	34	34	32	31	31	32	30	26
Night low (°C)	15	16	20	23	26	28	27	26	25	23	20	16
Sea (°C)	23	23	24	26	28	29	29	28	28	28	27	25
Rain (mm)	6	3	3	1	17	17	44	74	21	9	1	7
Wet days	1	1	1	0	1	2	5	5	2	1	0	1
Sun h/day	8.5	9.6	10.4	10.9	11.1	10.3	7.9	7.9	9.3	9.9	9.2	8.6
Wind (km/h)	12	13	14	16	21	21	22	19	16	12	11	11

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	−0.7	−0.7	−0.3	+0.3	+0.7	+1.1	+2.3	+2.3	+2.2	+1.3	+0.2	+0.1
2021	−0.5	+0.7	+1.2	+1.2	+1.2	+0.3	+1.2	−0.5	+1.1	−0.2	−0.6	−0.5
2022	−0.3	+0.3	+1.0	+1.6	+0.2	−0.7	+1.4	+1.3	+1.0	+0.6	+1.0	+1.0
2023	±0.0	+0.2	+1.3	+0.7	+0.5	+1.1	+0.8	−1.3	+0.1	+1.0	+0.7	+0.3
2024	+0.2	+0.9	±0.0	+0.3	+0.9	+0.8	+2.3	+1.1	±0.0	+1.4	+2.1	+0.4
2025	−0.3	−0.2	+0.9	+1.3	+1.0	+0.1	+0.2	+0.3	±0.0	+0.7	−0.4	−0.2

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

Photos

Seen by visitors.

CharnaIslanad — Faizalalwani · CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearby

More islands nearby.

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Astola Island

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About these numbers

Names, area, population	Wikidata (Q3306370) · 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