EcuadorGalapagos IslandsIslandUNESCO World Heritage
Marchena Island
131 km² of land in the Pacific Ocean.
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
131km²
Area
47km
Coastline
343m
Highest point
Marchena Island
0
People
27°C
Warmest sea
March
1,067km
To the mainland
When to go to Marchena Island
Best for the beach from June to August and from October to November.
The sea is warmest in March (27 °C) and coolest in August (23 °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 Galapagos Archipelago in Ecuador
Marchena Island is an island in Ecuador. It belongs to Galapagos Islands. It covers 131 km², with 47 km of coastline. Its highest point, Marchena Island, rises to 343 m. Nobody lives on it. The nearest mainland is 1,067 km away. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Getting there
- Seymour Galapagos Ecological Airport (GPS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 93 km in a straight lineCar hire at GYE airport (Guayaquil)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 1,067 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From June to August and from October to Novemberbest 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 Marchena Island.
- 1volcanoesMarchena
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Marchena Island, each with its own numbers.
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1mountainPeakyas
Highest point
343m
Marchena Island
according to Peakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
27.1°C
Playa Negra
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 93 m above the sea. 89 % of it is below 200 m.
- 43 %0–50 m
- 46 %50–200 m
- 11 %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.
10 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) | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Night low (°C) | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Sea (°C) | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Rain (mm) | 34 | 46 | 35 | 43 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 16 |
| Wet days | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Sun h/day | 8.2 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Wind (km/h) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
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 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +1.4 | −0.6 | −0.7 | −1.5 | −1.5 | −0.4 | −0.3 | +0.3 | −0.5 |
| 2021 | −0.4 | −0.3 | +0.1 | −1.3 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +1.2 | +0.6 | ±0.0 | +0.6 | −0.9 | −1.8 |
| 2022 | −1.7 | −1.0 | +0.1 | −0.9 | −1.2 | −1.1 | +0.5 | +0.2 | −0.8 | −1.3 | −1.3 | −0.8 |
| 2023 | −1.1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +2.2 | +2.1 | +3.1 | +3.3 | +2.9 | +2.0 | +1.9 | +2.2 | +2.0 |
| 2024 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +1.1 | −0.2 | −1.5 | −1.2 | −0.4 | −0.9 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +1.3 | −0.2 |
| 2025 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +1.2 | +1.3 | ±0.0 | +1.4 | +0.9 | −0.2 | −1.1 | −0.3 | −0.6 | −1.0 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Nearby
More islands nearby.
Pinta IslandEcuador60 km²780 m38 km away
Santiago IslandEcuador579 km²920 m70 km away
Genovesa IslandEcuador14 km²64 m60 km away
Bartolomé IslandEcuador1.3 km²67 m71 km away
Santa Cruz IslandEcuador988 km²864 m112 km away
Baltra IslandEcuador25 km²37 m93 km awayRábida IslandEcuador5.0 km²367 m88 km away
Isabela IslandEcuador4,711 km²1,707 m137 km awayAbout these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1147502) · 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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