Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
36.5km²
Area
32km
Coastline
68m
Highest point
35,412
People
29°C
Warmest sea
May
1,443km
To the mainland
When to go to Lugus Island
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in May (29 °C) and coolest in February (28 °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 Philippines
Lugus Island is an island in Philippines. It covers 36.5 km², with 32 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 68 m. About 35,412 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,443 km away.
Getting there
- Jolo Airport (JOL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 45 km in a straight lineCar hire at GES airport (General Santos)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 1,443 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to Maybest 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 Lugus Island.
- 5named peaksMount Tungal, Mount Biubugnan, Mount Allia and 2 more
- 2volcanoesLugus, Alu
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
Lugus Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Lugus Island, each with its own numbers.
5mountainsPeakyas
Highest point
95m
Mount Alu
prominence 95 m · according to Peakyas
5 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Mount Aluprominence 95 m95m
- Mount Tungal
- Mount Biubugnan
- Mount Allia
- Mount Gapas
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 61 m above the sea. 96 % of it is below 200 m.
- 54 %0–50 m
- 42 %50–200 m
- 4 %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).
Towns on the island
- Lugus7,167 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 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Sea (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 166 | 119 | 109 | 92 | 123 | 162 | 183 | 158 | 155 | 180 | 142 | 154 |
| Wet days | 23 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Sun h/day | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.6 |
| Wind (km/h) | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
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 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +1.0 |
| 2021 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.6 |
| 2022 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.4 |
| 2023 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.1 | −0.2 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.5 |
| 2024 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.8 |
| 2025 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.2 | −0.1 | +0.5 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q31826674) · 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 |
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