United KingdomIslandUNESCO World Heritage
Gough Island
65.6 km² rising to 910 m out of the Atlantic Ocean.
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
65.6km²
Area
53km
Coastline
910m
Highest point
Edinburgh Peak
6
People
15°C
Warmest sea
February
2,565km
To the mainland
When to go to Gough Island
Good all year round.
The sea is warmest in February (15 °C) and coolest in September (11 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
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 South Atlantic
Gough Island is an island in United Kingdom. It covers 65.6 km², with 53 km of coastline. Its highest point, Edinburgh Peak, rises to 910 m. About 6 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 2,565 km away. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Getting there
- 2,565 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
Some links above are affiliate links: if you book through them we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never changes what the data on this page says.
On the island
What you find on Gough Island.
- 1beaches
- 15named peaksEdinburgh Peak, Expedition Peak, Mount Rowett 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.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Gough Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Gough Island, each with its own numbers.
11beaches and covesCoastya
20mountainsPeakyas
Highest point
910m
Edinburgh Peak
according to Peakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
14.8°C
Baltic Bay
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
11 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Long Beach14.8°C
- Baltic Baycove14.8°C
- Lot’s Wife Covecove14.8°C
- Snug Harbourcove14.8°C
- Transvaal Baycove14.8°C
- Repetto Baycove14.8°C
- Scotts Covecove14.8°C
- Seal Baycove14.8°C
3 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
20 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Edinburgh Peak910m
- Spire Crag714m
- False Peak690m
- South Rowett527m
- Centre Rowett527m
- West Rowett456m
- North Rowett387m
- Nigels Cap247m
12 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 406 m above the sea. 20 % of it is below 200 m.
- 4 %0–50 m
- 16 %50–200 m
- 45 %200–500 m
- 35 %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.
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) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| Night low (°C) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
| Sea (°C) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Rain (mm) | 92 | 74 | 104 | 112 | 149 | 125 | 118 | 104 | 90 | 96 | 92 | 80 |
| Wet days | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Sun h/day | 7.2 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Wind (km/h) | 29 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
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 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.2 | −0.4 | +0.6 |
| 2021 | +0.8 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +2.0 |
| 2022 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.8 |
| 2023 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.5 | ±0.0 |
| 2024 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +1.7 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.3 | −0.2 |
| 2025 | +0.1 | −0.3 | −0.2 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.9 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q505935) · 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.
The family
Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers or canyons?
Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, month by month, in seven languages.
beaches
Find your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit 
lakes
Every lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Coming soonVisit mountains
Every summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit 
waterfalls
Every waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Coming soonVisit 
islands
Every island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.You are here
rivers
Every river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit 
canyons
Every canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit