Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
307km²
Area
201km
Coastline
132m
Highest point
23,795
People
30°C
Warmest sea
May
1,146km
To the mainland
When to go to Dumaran Island
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in May (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
Dumaran Island is an island in Philippines. It covers 307 km², with 201 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 132 m. About 23,795 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,146 km away.
Getting there
- Puerto Princesa International Airport / PAF Antonio Bautista Air Base (PPS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 150 km in a straight lineCar hire in Puerto PrincesaDiscover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 1,146 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 Dumaran Island.
- 1beaches
- 1lighthouses
- 2named peaksSharp Hill, Obong Mountain
- 2hotels, guesthouses and apartments
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Dumaran Island, each with its own numbers.
2mountainsPeakyas
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 33 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 78 %0–50 m
- 22 %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
- Osmeña4,866 people
- Araceli3,111 people
- Dumaranno 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) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 80 | 54 | 47 | 62 | 180 | 333 | 386 | 334 | 316 | 284 | 186 | 177 |
| Wet days | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 22 |
| Sun h/day | 8.0 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 7.4 |
| Wind (km/h) | 28 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 26 |
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 | −0.1 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.7 |
| 2021 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.4 |
| 2022 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.2 | −0.2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.9 |
| 2023 | +0.6 | +0.4 | −0.4 | +0.5 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.6 |
| 2024 | +0.7 | +0.3 | −0.1 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.7 |
| 2025 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.1 | −0.5 | −0.3 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.5 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q2714421) · 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 | Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
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