Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
955km²
Area
251km
Coastline
871m
Highest point
Cerro El Copey National Park
489,917
People
28°C
Warmest sea
September
16km
To the mainland
When to go to Margarita Island
Best for the beach from January to April.
The sea is warmest in September (28 °C) and coolest in February (25 °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 Nueva Esparta, Venezuela
Margarita Island is an island in Venezuela. It belongs to Lesser Antilles. It covers 955 km², with 251 km of coastline. Its highest point, Cerro El Copey National Park, rises to 871 m. About 489,917 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 16 km away.
Getting there
- Del Caribe Santiago Mariño International Airport (PMV)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at GND airport (Saint George's)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesLa Guaira - Punta de Piedras, Chacopata - Porlamar, La Isleta - San Pedro de Coche
- 16 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to Aprilbest 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 Margarita Island.
- 129beachesPlaya Juventud, Playa Pedro Gonzalez, Playa Boquita and 126 more
- 9viewpointsMirador Playa La Auyama, Mirador El Portachuelo, Mirador Puerto Constanza and 6 more
- 4lighthousesFaro El Tirano, Faro de Morro Valdez and 2 more
- 5ferry terminalsEmbarcadero de La Restinga, Terminal del Conferry, Terminal Lanchas La Isleta-Coche and 2 more
- 2marinasLonjamar Pesquera, Marina del Venetur
- 76named peaksCerro El Copey, Cerro Matasiete, Topo Guacuco and 73 more
- 6castles and fortsFortín de La Galera, Fortín de España, Fortín de La Caranta and 3 more
- 205hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 130restaurants, 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
Margarita Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Margarita Island, each with its own numbers.
13beaches and covesCoastya
43mountainsPeakyas
1lakeLakeyas
Highest point
960m
Cerro El Copey
according to Peakyas
Largest lake
0.36km²
Laguna Suárez (lanaw nga anhianhi)
according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
28.1°C
Playa de El Tunal
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
13 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Playa El Ángel27.8°C
- Playa de El Tirano27.9°C
- playa parquito27.9°C
- playa El Humo27.9°C
- Playa Caribe27.9°C
- Playa de El Tunal28.1°C
- Playa de La Pared28.1°C
- Playa de Mula28.1°C
5 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
43 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Cerro El Copey960m
- Montaña de Copey790m
- Cerro El Tamoco435m
- Tetas de Maria Guevara Natural Monument75m
- Cerro Temblador
- Cerro Oreganal
- Cerro El Purgatorio
- Cerro Guatamare
35 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗
1 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Laguna Suárez (lanaw nga anhianhi)0.36km²
Lakeyas is coming soonOpen Lakeyas ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 80 m above the sea. 88 % of it is below 200 m.
- 62 %0–50 m
- 26 %50–200 m
- 11 %200–500 m
- 2 %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.
50 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Porlamar216,234 people
- San Juan Bautista90,387 people
- Pampatar64,983 people
- La Asunción35,084 people
- La Guardia34,700 people
- Punta de Piedras31,886 people
- Juan Griego28,256 people
- Santa Ana19,215 people
- La Plaza Paraguachino census figure
- El Valle del Espíritu Santono census figure
- Boca de Ríono census figure
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Night low (°C) | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Sea (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
| Rain (mm) | 62 | 25 | 31 | 35 | 64 | 145 | 171 | 150 | 138 | 120 | 117 | 98 |
| Wet days | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 17 |
| Sun h/day | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.0 |
| Wind (km/h) | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
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 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 | −0.4 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.9 |
| 2021 | +0.7 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.3 | −0.3 | −0.4 | ±0.0 |
| 2022 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.7 | −0.2 | +0.3 | +0.3 | −0.3 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.4 |
| 2023 | +0.2 | +0.3 | −0.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +1.0 | +0.8 |
| 2024 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +1.0 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +1.6 | +1.3 |
| 2025 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +1.4 | −0.4 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.7 | −0.2 | +0.1 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q334738) · 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, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
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