Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
3,268km²
Area
463km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
697m
Highest point
706,897
People
30°C
Warmest sea
June
1,353km
To the mainland
When to go to Masbate
Best for the beach from January to April and in June.
The sea is warmest in June (30 °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 the Philippines and mainland of the province of Masbate
Masbate is an island in Philippines. It covers 3,268 km², with 463 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 697 m. About 706,897 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,353 km away.
Getting there
- Moises R. Espinosa Airport (MBT)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire in AlbayDiscover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesPilar-Aroroy
- 1,353 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to April and Junebest 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 Masbate.
- 2beachesVillarana Beach Resort
- 5viewpointsReniva Fishpond, Reniva Rice & Corn Mill, Mayong Payong Viewpoint and 2 more
- 2lighthousesMasbate Lighthouse, Calasuche Lighthouse
- 5ferry terminalsAroroy, Cawayan Port and 3 more
- 24named peaksConical Peak, Mount Bagulipat, Mount Nabongsuran and 21 more
- 1volcanoesMount Biang
- 2waterfallsHoljogan Falls, DUKYO SUPPER BRIDGE
- 2campsitesTinigban, janice camping site
- 13hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 13restaurants, 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
Masbate in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Masbate, each with its own numbers.
7beaches and covesCoastya
28mountainsPeakyas
1lakeLakeyas
Largest lake
0.14km²
Lake Calero
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
32.2°C
Lake Calero
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
30.0°C
Toos Cove
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
7 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Toos Covecove30.0°C
- Tinago Covecove29.6°C
- Bayuan Covecove29.6°C
- Basiao Covecove29.6°C
- Balawing Covecove29.6°C
- Antabaan Covecove30.0°C
- Malibon Covecove29.9°C
28 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Mount Vigia
- Mount Obo
- Tunog Hills
- Paniqui Hill
- Mount Nabungsuran
- Mount Masapinit
- Mount Manapao
- Mount Mabalantak
20 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗
1 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Lake Calero0.14km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 73 m above the sea. 93 % of it is below 200 m.
- 53 %0–50 m
- 40 %50–200 m
- 7 %200–500 m
- <1 %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.
100 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Cataingan7,809 people
- Milagros6,009 people
- Placer5,969 people
- Puro5,442 people
- Paniqui4,375 people
- Mobo3,750 people
- Armenia3,658 people
- Aroroy3,513 people
- Umabay3,480 people
- Cabitan3,468 people
- Malinta3,374 people
- Limbuhan3,191 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 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 304 | 180 | 157 | 89 | 174 | 196 | 246 | 187 | 233 | 267 | 293 | 431 |
| Wet days | 23 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
| Sun h/day | 5.1 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| Wind (km/h) | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
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 | +0.7 | ±0.0 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +1.1 |
| 2021 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.3 |
| 2022 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.9 |
| 2023 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.5 |
| 2024 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.8 |
| 2025 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.3 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.8 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q938563) · 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 |
| 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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