Panama
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
60.5km²
Area
65km
Coastline
100m
Highest point
6,629
People
29°C
Warmest sea
September
2km
To the mainland
When to go to Colón Island
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in September (29 °C) and coolest in January (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
Colón Island is an island in Panama. It covers 60.5 km², with 65 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 100 m. About 6,629 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 2 km away.
Getting there
- Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at DAV airport (David)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesAlmirante - Bocas del Toro, Bocas del Toro - Bastimientos, Palanga Car Ferry Route, RutaBocas del Toro(Isla Colón)-Chiriquí Grande
- 2 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to Maybest 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 Colón Island.
- 13beachesPlaya Bluff, Bluff, Playa El Istmito and 10 more
- 5ferry terminalsTo Bastimentos ($3), Palanga Car Ferry and 3 more
- 1marinasBocas Marina
- 3named peaksBT-76, BT-21, BT-18
- 1campsitesGood place to camp. Free.
- 76hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 94restaurants, 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
Colón Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Colón Island, each with its own numbers.
7beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
29.0°C
Playa Flat Rock Beach
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
7 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Playa Flat Rock Beach29.0°C
- Playa Dragonar29.0°C
- Playa Rock Beach29.0°C
- Playa Boca del Drago29.0°C
- Big Bightcove29.0°C
- Ground Creekcove29.0°C
- Knapps Holecove29.0°C
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 26 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 88 %0–50 m
- 12 %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.
5 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Bocas del Toro5,380 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Night low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 124 | 67 | 82 | 132 | 294 | 278 | 320 | 269 | 245 | 316 | 361 | 197 |
| Wet days | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 21 |
| Sun h/day | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| Wind (km/h) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
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 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.3 |
| 2021 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.1 | −0.3 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | −0.2 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.3 |
| 2022 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +0.4 |
| 2023 | +0.6 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +1.4 |
| 2024 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +0.9 |
| 2025 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.7 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
More islands nearby.
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Colombia
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1113143) · 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 — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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