
In numbers
40,471km²
Area
87m
Highest point
3,630,000
People
30°C
Warmest sea
November
1,363km
To the mainland
When to go to Madura Island
Best for the beach from June to August.
The sea is warmest in November (30 °C) and coolest in August (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 East Java Province, Indonesia
Madura Island is an island in Indonesia. It covers 40,471 km². Its highest point rises to 87 m. About 3,630,000 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,363 km away.
Getting there
- Juanda International Airport (SUB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 68 km in a straight lineCar hire at DPS airport (Kuta, Badung)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 1,363 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From June to Augustbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 46 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 75 %0–50 m
- 25 %50–200 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).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Night low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Sea (°C) | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Rain (mm) | 324 | 296 | 269 | 185 | 121 | 71 | 33 | 9 | 13 | 55 | 128 | 290 |
| Wet days | 29 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 28 |
| Sun h/day | 4.7 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 4.3 |
| Wind (km/h) | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 12 |
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 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | −0.1 |
| 2021 | −0.5 | −0.6 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.4 | −0.3 | −0.1 |
| 2022 | −0.2 | −0.1 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.2 | −0.4 | −0.1 |
| 2023 | −0.2 | −0.6 | ±0.0 | −0.4 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.6 |
| 2024 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +0.1 |
| 2025 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.5 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 | −0.4 | −0.1 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q208134) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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