Chile
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
164km²
Area
83km
Coastline
507m
Highest point
Terevaka
4,800
People
25°C
Warmest sea
February
3,563km
To the mainland
When to go to Easter Island
Best for the beach from December to March.
The sea is warmest in February (25 °C) and coolest in September (20 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from November to June.
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.
Polynesian island and special territory of Chile
Easter Island is an island in Chile. It covers 164 km², with 83 km of coastline. Its highest point, Terevaka, rises to 507 m. About 4,800 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 3,563 km away.
Getting there
- Mataveri International Airport (IPC)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at ZAL airport (Valdivia)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- Ferries1 ferry terminals on the island
- 3,563 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From December to Marchbest 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 Easter Island.
- 7beachesPlaya Ure, Poza amarilla, Anakena and 4 more
- 24viewpoints360° Rano Kau, Mirador Rano Kau, Mirador and 21 more
- 1lighthousesMataroa
- 1ferry terminalsCruise Berth for Tender
- 4marinasHaŋa Roa O'Tai, Haŋa Piko, Haŋa Te'e and 1 more
- 1named peaksMa'uŋa Opipi
- 37volcanoesMa'unga Terevaka, Ma'uŋa Pu'a Katiki, Ma'uŋa Te Hoŋa (O Koro) and 34 more
- 338ruins and archaeological sitesPetroglyph Rano Kau (closed), Orongo, petroglifo and 335 more
- 3dive centresCentro de Buceo Mike Rapu, Buceo Orca, Atariki Rapa Nui
- 4campsitesCamping Ana Te Kena, Ana Otai Camping, Moehiva and 1 more
- 99hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 83restaurants, 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
Easter Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Easter Island, each with its own numbers.
17beaches and covesCoastya
6mountainsPeakyas
Highest point
507m
prominence 507 m · according to Peakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
25.3°C
Playa de Anakena
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
17 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Playa de Anakena25.3°C
- Playa de Ovahe25.3°C
- Caleta Pokuracove25.3°C
- Caleta Te Paucove25.3°C
- Caleta Matavericove25.3°C
- Caleta Roacove25.3°C
- Caleta Kao Kaocove25.3°C
- Caleta Taharoacove25.3°C
9 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
6 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Terevakaprominence 507 m507m
- Poike412m
- Rano Kau320m
- Rano Raraku180m
- Cerro Puhi
- Cerro Tuutap
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 142 m above the sea. 74 % of it is below 200 m.
- 22 %0–50 m
- 52 %50–200 m
- 26 %200–500 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
- Hanga Roa7,322 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Night low (°C) | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
| Sea (°C) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Rain (mm) | 33 | 25 | 39 | 63 | 89 | 73 | 52 | 40 | 50 | 40 | 46 | 32 |
| Wet days | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Sun h/day | 10.6 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 10.3 |
| Wind (km/h) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
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 | −0.4 | −0.2 | −0.7 | −0.4 | −0.3 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | −0.4 | ±0.0 |
| 2021 | +0.6 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.3 | −0.4 | +0.6 | +0.3 |
| 2022 | −0.3 | −0.4 | −0.3 | −0.3 | −0.2 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.8 |
| 2023 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +0.5 | −0.1 | −0.1 | −0.1 | +0.1 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.4 | −0.7 | −1.2 |
| 2024 | −0.5 | −0.4 | −0.4 | −0.2 | −0.4 | −0.8 | −1.0 | −0.5 | −0.2 | −0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.1 |
| 2025 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.5 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q14452) · 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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