EcuadorGalapagos IslandsIslandUNESCO World Heritage
Española Island
60.3 km² of land in the Pacific Ocean.
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
60.3km²
Area
49km
Coastline
125m
Highest point
Española Island
0
People
27°C
Warmest sea
March
961km
To the mainland
When to go to Española Island
Best for the beach from December to January and from May to July.
The sea is warmest in March (27 °C) and coolest in September (22 °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 Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador
Española Island is an island in Ecuador. It belongs to Galapagos Islands. It covers 60.3 km², with 49 km of coastline. Its highest point, Española Island, rises to 125 m. Nobody lives on it. The nearest mainland is 961 km away. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Getting there
- Seymour Galapagos Ecological Airport (GPS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 120 km in a straight lineCar hire at GYE airport (Guayaquil)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 961 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From December to January and from May to Julybest 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 Española Island.
- 13beachesGardner Bay and 12 more
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 Española Island, each with its own numbers.
1mountainPeakyas
Highest point
125m
Española Island
according to Peakyas
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 72 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 35 %0–50 m
- 65 %50–200 m
- <1 %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.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Night low (°C) | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Sea (°C) | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| Rain (mm) | 23 | 43 | 46 | 48 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 16 |
| Wet days | 6 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Sun h/day | 8.3 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Wind (km/h) | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
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 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.9 | −0.3 | −1.0 | −1.4 | −1.3 | −0.7 | −0.6 | −0.3 | −0.8 |
| 2021 | −0.8 | −0.5 | +0.2 | −0.8 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | −0.2 | −1.1 | −2.3 |
| 2022 | −1.2 | −1.2 | −0.4 | −1.8 | −1.4 | −1.2 | −0.3 | +0.4 | −0.8 | −2.3 | −1.3 | −0.8 |
| 2023 | −0.7 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +1.7 | +1.9 | +2.8 | +3.3 | +3.2 | +2.8 | +2.4 | +2.8 | +1.8 |
| 2024 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +1.0 | −0.2 | −1.3 | −1.3 | −0.7 | −1.1 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +1.0 | −0.3 |
| 2025 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +0.7 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.6 | −0.1 | −1.4 | +0.1 | −0.9 | −0.9 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
More islands nearby.
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Santiago IslandEcuador579 km²920 m168 km awayAbout these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1062516) · 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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