Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
1,523km²
Area
726km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
512m
Highest point
54,385
People
30°C
Warmest sea
May
293km
To the mainland
When to go to Middle Andaman Island
Best for the beach from January to March.
The sea is warmest in May (30 °C) and coolest in January (28 °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 India
Middle Andaman Island is an island in India. It belongs to Andaman Islands. It covers 1,523 km², with 726 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 512 m. About 54,385 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 293 km away.
Getting there
- Veer Savarkar International Airport / INS Utkrosh (IXZ)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at MAA airport (Chennai)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesAndaman Trunk Road, Viper Island, Ross Island Ferry, Port Blair to Havelock
- 293 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to Marchbest 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 Middle Andaman Island.
- 7beachesCorbyns Cove Beach, Balu Dera, Dhani Nallah beach and 4 more
- 9viewpointsAerial Bay Panorama, Jire Miku Panorama View, Craggy Island View and 6 more
- 1lighthouses
- 14ferry terminalsMiddle Strait Jetty, Nilambur Jetty, Aberdeen Jetty and 11 more
- 2marinasPhoenix Bay Jetty, NSRY Jetty
- 13named peaksSaddle Peak, Mount Manipur, Mount Cholunga and 10 more
- 5volcanoesMud Volcano and 4 more
- 1waterfalls
- 1waymarked walking routesNature and Bird Trail
- 74hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 32restaurants, 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
Middle Andaman Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Middle Andaman Island, each with its own numbers.
1beachCoastya
5mountainsPeakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
30.0°C
Corbyns Cove South
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
5 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Saddle Peak
- Mount Manipur
- Mount Oldham
- Mount Kurtz
- Mount Diavolo
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 61 m above the sea. 96 % of it is below 200 m.
- 54 %0–50 m
- 42 %50–200 m
- 4 %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
- Port Blair112,050 people
- Diglipur42,877 people
- Rangat38,824 people
- Garacharma14,419 people
- Prothrapur10,308 people
- Bamboo Flat7,962 people
- Bakultala2,741 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Sea (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 46 | 12 | 37 | 69 | 378 | 427 | 453 | 407 | 402 | 226 | 170 | 111 |
| Wet days | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 18 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 7.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Wind (km/h) | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 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 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.8 | −0.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 |
| 2021 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.3 |
| 2023 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.7 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.9 |
| 2024 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +0.9 |
| 2025 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.1 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
More islands nearby.
Baratang Island
India241 km²76 m43 km away
South Andaman IslandIndia1,257 km²459 m82 km away
Swaraj DweepIndia92 km²167 m62 km away
North Andaman IslandIndia1,307 km²960 m82 km away
North Sentinel IslandIndia51 km²122 m123 km away
Barren IslandIndia8.2 km²353 m114 km away
Little AndamanIndia699 km²183 m198 km away
Narcondam IslandIndia7.5 km²710 m187 km awayAbout these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q222853) · 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 — 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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