Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
160km²
Area
63km
Coastline
200m
Highest point
11,528
People
29°C
Warmest sea
September
570km
To the mainland
When to go to Marie-Galante
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in September (29 °C) and coolest in February (26 °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 Guadeloupe, French Antilles
Marie-Galante is an island in France. It belongs to Lesser Antilles. It covers 160 km², with 63 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 200 m. About 11,528 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 570 km away.
Getting there
- Marie-Galante Airport (GBJ)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at PTP airport (Pointe-à-Pitre)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesLigne Pointe-à-Pitre - Saint-Louis (Marie-Galante), Ligne Pointe-à-Pitre - Grand-Bourg (Marie-Galante), Ligne Saint-François - Saint-Louis (Marie-Galante), Ligne Saint-Louis - Grand-Bourg
- 570 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 Marie-Galante.
- 26beachesAnse Canot, Plage d'Anse Bambou, Plage d'Anse à Coq and 23 more
- 5viewpointsGueule Grand Gouffre, Point de vue sur le Sud Basse-Terre and 3 more
- 1lighthouses
- 6ferry terminalsSaint-Louis de Marie-Galante, gare maritime de grand-bourg and 4 more
- 2marinasMarina de Grand Bourg, Port de Capesterre
- 1named peaksConstant Hill
- 1castles and fortsChâteau Murat
- 45ruins and archaeological sitesMoulin Nesmond, Ballet, Murat and 42 more
- 3dive centresSa Ka Plonjé
- 1campsitesDomaine de Meilly
- 20hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 44restaurants, 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
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Marie-Galante, each with its own numbers.
39beaches and covesCoastya
5mountainsPeakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.0°C
Plage de Moustique
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
39 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Plage de Moustique29.0°C
- Plage de la Feuillère28.9°C
- Plage de Saint-Louis29.0°C
- Plage de la Rivière Saint-Louis29.0°C
- Anse Balletcove29.0°C
- La Ciblecove29.0°C
- Grande Ansecove29.0°C
- Anse du Vieux Fortcove29.0°C
31 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
5 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Morne du Massacre
- Les Balisiers
- Les Galets Mabouya
- La Grande Barre
- Morne Beaufils
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 85 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 32 %0–50 m
- 68 %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).
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
- Grand-Bourg5,867 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Night low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 65 | 46 | 46 | 78 | 108 | 124 | 154 | 170 | 167 | 198 | 163 | 94 |
| Wet days | 19 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
| Sun h/day | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 |
| Wind (km/h) | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 |
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 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.8 | −0.1 | −0.2 | ±0.0 |
| 2021 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | −0.1 | −0.2 | −0.1 |
| 2023 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.7 |
| 2024 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +1.6 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +1.2 |
| 2025 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.2 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1334492) · 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 |
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