Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
284km²
Area
136km
Coastline
7m
Highest point
271
People
29°C
Warmest sea
September
803km
To the mainland
When to go to Mayaguana
Best for the beach from December to April.
The sea is warmest in September (29 °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 the Bahamas
Mayaguana is an island in Bahamas. It covers 284 km², with 136 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 7 m. About 271 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 803 km away.
Getting there
- Mayaguana Airport (MYG)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at PLS airport (Providenciales)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 803 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From December 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 Mayaguana.
- 10beaches
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
Mayaguana in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Mayaguana, each with its own numbers.
3beaches and covesCoastya
3lakesLakeyas
Largest lake
2.0km²
Salt Pond
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
30.7°C
Flamingo Pond
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.0°C
Russells Bay
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
3 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Russells Baycove29.0°C
- Little Baycove29.0°C
- Timber Baycove28.9°C
3 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Salt Pond2.0km²
- Flamingo Pond0.25km²
- Abraham Creek0.13km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 4 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 100 %0–50 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
- Abraham’s Bay235 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
| Night low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
| Sea (°C) | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Rain (mm) | 30 | 23 | 26 | 32 | 90 | 68 | 45 | 60 | 87 | 123 | 84 | 35 |
| Wet days | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 10 |
| Sun h/day | 7.1 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 |
| Wind (km/h) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 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 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.4 | −0.1 | +0.3 |
| 2021 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 | −0.2 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.8 |
| 2022 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.6 |
| 2023 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +1.0 | +0.8 |
| 2024 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +0.4 | +0.5 |
| 2025 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +1.2 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1540098) · 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, 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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