BrazilIslandUNESCO World Heritage
Ilha Grande
179 km² rising to 1,031 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
179km²
Area
147km
Coastline
1,031m
Highest point
3,000
People
26°C
Warmest sea
February
6km
To the mainland
When to go to Ilha Grande
Best for the beach from January to February and from April to June.
The sea is warmest in February (26 °C) and coolest in August (21 °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 located off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
Ilha Grande is an island in Brazil. It covers 179 km², with 147 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 1,031 m. About 3,000 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 6 km away. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Getting there
- Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 108 km in a straight lineCar hire at GIG airport (Rio De Janeiro)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesMangaratiba - Abraão, Abraão - Pouso / Lopes Mendes, Angra dos Reis - Abraão, Abraão - Conceição de Jacareí
- 6 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to February and from April to Junebest 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 Ilha Grande.
- 77beachesSítio Forte, Praia de Lopes Mendes, Praia da Baleia and 74 more
- 14viewpointsPico do Papagaio, Mirante da Praia Preta, Pedra do Sundara and 11 more
- 2lighthousesFarol dos Castelhanos
- 4ferry terminalsEstação Abraão and 3 more
- 15named peaksPico da Pedra d'Água, Pico do Papagaio, Morro da Rezingueira and 12 more
- 1waterfallsCachoeira da Feiticeira
- 5ruins and archaeological sitesColônia Penal de Dois Rios, Church, Ruínas do Presídio de Ilha Grande and 2 more
- 4waymarked walking routesT14: Abraão - Dois Rios, T15: Dois Rios - Caxadaço, T1: Circuito Abraão and 1 more
- 25campsitesacorde, Camping do Seu Sílvio, Camping do Bicão and 22 more
- 100hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 82restaurants, 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
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Ilha Grande, each with its own numbers.
57beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
26.9°C
Praia do Sul
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
57 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Praia do Sul26.9°C
- Praia de Lopes Mendes26.1°C
- Praia Brava26.9°C
- Praia do Abraãozinho26.9°C
- Praia da Longa26.9°C
- Praia de Fora26.9°C
- Praia do Iguaçu26.9°C
- Praia Comprida26.9°C
49 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 266 m above the sea. 47 % of it is below 200 m.
- 14 %0–50 m
- 33 %50–200 m
- 38 %200–500 m
- 15 %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.
20 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) | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| Night low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
| Sea (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 |
| Rain (mm) | 227 | 184 | 177 | 101 | 64 | 44 | 47 | 39 | 66 | 120 | 192 | 214 |
| Wet days | 25 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 24 |
| Sun h/day | 5.9 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| Wind (km/h) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
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 | ±0.0 | −0.4 | −1.1 | −1.6 | −0.4 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +2.2 | +2.0 | +0.7 | +1.4 |
| 2021 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.7 | −0.7 | −0.5 | +0.5 |
| 2022 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.4 | −0.4 | +0.1 | +0.6 | ±0.0 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +0.5 |
| 2023 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.3 | −0.3 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +1.8 | +1.7 | +2.5 | +1.6 |
| 2024 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.3 | −0.7 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +1.2 | −0.1 | −0.7 |
| 2025 | +0.1 | +1.4 | −1.7 | −0.4 | +0.2 | −0.5 | −0.2 | +0.5 | +0.1 | −0.4 | −0.7 | +0.9 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
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Nearby
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1369095) · 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 — 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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