Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
761km²
Area
470km
Coastline
96m
Highest point
120,533
People
30°C
Warmest sea
June
1,695km
To the mainland
When to go to Dinagat Island
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in June (30 °C) and coolest in February (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 in the Philippines
Dinagat Island is an island in Philippines. It belongs to Dinagat Islands. It covers 761 km², with 470 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 96 m. About 120,533 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,695 km away.
Getting there
- Surigao Airport (SUG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 40 km in a straight lineCar hire at CEB airport (Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesSurigao - Loreto, Loreto-Libery, Surigao - Tubajon, Surigao - Libjo
- 1,695 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 Dinagat Island.
- 10beaches
- 2viewpointsMagsaysay Josue jelmars bugais fb, cffe amazone view
- 4lighthousesKanhinaud Lighthouse, Loreto Lighthouse, Campintac Lighthouse and 1 more
- 13ferry terminalsLoreto_Ferry_Terminal_(Homonhon), Cagdianao, Geotina and 10 more
- 7named peaksMount Redondo, Mount Kanbinlio, Mount Palhi and 4 more
- 2waterfalls
- 6hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 2restaurants, 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
Dinagat Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Dinagat Island, each with its own numbers.
14beaches and covesCoastya
7mountainsPeakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.6°C
Mangli Cove
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
14 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Masiub Covecove29.3°C
- Dinagat Covecove29.3°C
- Lisub Covecove29.3°C
- Tagbabui Covecove29.2°C
- Tagabaka Covecove29.2°C
- Ponikian Covecove29.2°C
- Pagbabangnan Covecove29.3°C
- Masdang Covecove29.5°C
6 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
7 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Mount Gabo
- Mount Tristan
- Mount Redondo
- Mount Pelhi
- Mount Maringing
- Mount Malinao
- Mount Kanbinlio
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 160 m above the sea. 70 % of it is below 200 m.
- 27 %0–50 m
- 44 %50–200 m
- 26 %200–500 m
- 4 %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.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- San Jose26,735 people
- Loreto5,397 people
- Tubajon2,906 people
- Cagdianao2,676 people
- Dinagat2,600 people
- Libjono census figure
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 623 | 412 | 297 | 180 | 156 | 201 | 199 | 166 | 192 | 255 | 400 | 533 |
| Wet days | 28 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
| Sun h/day | 4.0 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| Wind (km/h) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
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 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.0 |
| 2021 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.4 |
| 2022 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.2 | −0.2 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.8 |
| 2023 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.7 |
| 2024 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.7 |
| 2025 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.7 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1862758) · 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, Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
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