Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
15.2km²
Area
23km
Coastline
86m
Highest point
29°C
Warmest sea
July
349km
To the mainland
When to go to Green Island
Best for the beach from March to April and from October to December.
The sea is warmest in July (29 °C) and coolest in February (24 °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.
Volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean part of the Republic of China
Green Island is an island in Taiwan. It covers 15.2 km², with 23 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 86 m. The nearest mainland is 349 km away.
Getting there
- Taitung Airport (TTT)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 41 km in a straight lineCar hire in TaitungDiscover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesOrchid Island - Green Island, Taitung (Fugang) - Green Island, Taitung (Chenggong) - Green Island
- 349 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From March to April and from October to Decemberbest 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 Green Island.
- 13beaches
- 17viewpoints
- 2lighthouses
- 1ferry terminals
- 3marinasNanliao Fish Port, Gonggoan Fish Port
- 4named peaksAmeishan, Huoshaoshan, Niuzishan and 1 more
- 7ruins and archaeological sites
- 2dive centres
- 8waymarked walking routes
- 1campsites
- 29hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 34restaurants, 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
Green Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Green Island, each with its own numbers.
2beaches and covesCoastya
3mountainsPeakyas
Highest point
280m
Huoshao Shan
according to Peakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.1°C
Dabaisha
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 82 m above the sea. 95 % of it is below 200 m.
- 37 %0–50 m
- 58 %50–200 m
- 5 %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.
5 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) | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 22 |
| Night low (°C) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
| Sea (°C) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
| Rain (mm) | 47 | 41 | 53 | 68 | 176 | 259 | 290 | 398 | 260 | 93 | 72 | 47 |
| Wet days | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
| Sun h/day | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
| Wind (km/h) | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 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 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.2 |
| 2021 | −1.5 | −0.2 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.9 | −0.4 | +0.2 | +1.2 |
| 2022 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +1.5 |
| 2023 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.7 |
| 2024 | +0.4 | +0.6 | −0.1 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.1 |
| 2025 | −0.3 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.5 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +1.1 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q701689) · 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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