Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
319km²
Area
224km
Coastline
436m
Highest point
2,000
People
29°C
Warmest sea
November
897km
To the mainland
When to go to Komodo Island
Best for the beach from June to September.
The sea is warmest in November (29 °C) and coolest in August (27 °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 West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia
Komodo Island is an island in Indonesia. It belongs to Lesser Sunda Islands. It covers 319 km², with 224 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 436 m. About 2,000 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 897 km away.
Getting there
- Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 84 km in a straight lineCar hire at DPS airport (Kuta, Badung)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesLabuhan Bajo - Komodo Island ferry
- 897 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From June to Septemberbest 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 Komodo Island.
- 15beachesPink Beach and 14 more
- 3viewpointsRegata Hill, Komodo Dragon Nest
- 3ferry terminalsDermaga Loh Liang, Cruise Ship Tender Landing
- 3named peaksMount Ara, Gungung Satalibo, Mount Komodo
- 1campsitesLoh Liang
- 4hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 1restaurants, 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
Komodo Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Komodo Island, each with its own numbers.
7beaches and covesCoastya
15mountainsPeakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.1°C
Pantai Merah
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
7 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Pantai Merahcove29.1°C
- Loho Selokacove29.1°C
- Loho Lehogebangcove29.1°C
- Loho Boecove29.1°C
- Loho Wencicove29.1°C
- Loho Wiacove29.1°C
- Loho Logocove29.1°C
15 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Todo Satalibo
- Golo Komodo
- Batu Monco
- Todo Pede
- Todo Lolobalo
- Todo Kodang
- Todo Hung
- Todo Lololasi
7 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 204 m above the sea. 57 % of it is below 200 m.
- 20 %0–50 m
- 36 %50–200 m
- 37 %200–500 m
- 7 %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).
Towns on the island
- Komodo2,000 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Night low (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Sea (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| Rain (mm) | 261 | 229 | 227 | 154 | 86 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 40 | 70 | 161 | 273 |
| Wet days | 27 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 27 |
| Sun h/day | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 7.1 |
| Wind (km/h) | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
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 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.2 | −0.3 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.4 |
| 2021 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.2 | −0.2 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | −0.4 | −0.2 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +0.1 |
| 2023 | ±0.0 | −0.4 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.8 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.1 |
| 2024 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.8 | −0.2 |
| 2025 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.7 | −0.1 | −0.2 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q107640) · 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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