France
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
10.9km²
Area
25km
Coastline
35m
Highest point
24,441
People
30°C
Warmest sea
March
501km
To the mainland
When to go to Pamanzi
Best for the beach from June to October.
The sea is warmest in March (30 °C) and coolest in August (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 of France, Indian Ocean
Pamanzi is an island in France. It belongs to Comoros Islands. It covers 10.9 km², with 25 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 35 m. About 24,441 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 501 km away.
Getting there
- Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport (DZA)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at AJA airport (Ajaccio)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesBarge Grande Terre - Petite Terre, Amphidrome Grande Terre - Petite Terre
- 501 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From June to Octoberbest 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 Pamanzi.
- 23beachesPlage de Moya II, Plage de Monaco, Plage du Faré - M'Tsanga Bompwaju and 20 more
- 1lighthouses
- 4ferry terminalsQuai Ballou, Quai Issoufali, Anjouan Ferry Terminal and 1 more
- 3named peaksLa Vigie, La Ferme, Pic Moya
- 12hotels, 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
Pamanzi in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Pamanzi, each with its own numbers.
3beaches and covesCoastya
1mountainPeakyas
1lakeLakeyas
Largest lake
0.14km²
Dziani Dzaha
5 m deep · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.5°C
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
3 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Plages et Maars de Moya29.5°C
- Plage des Badamiers29.5°C
- Mtsanga Papani29.5°C
1 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Dziani Dzaha5 m deep0.14km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 39 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 73 %0–50 m
- 27 %50–200 m
- <1 %200–500 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.
5 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Labattoir17,739 people
- Dzaoudzi15,339 people
- Pamandzi11,442 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 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Sea (°C) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Rain (mm) | 268 | 194 | 166 | 74 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 62 | 131 |
| Wet days | 27 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 |
| Sun h/day | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 7.9 |
| Wind (km/h) | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
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 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.4 |
| 2021 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.1 | −0.2 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | −0.2 | +0.2 | +0.3 |
| 2022 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | +0.1 | −0.1 | −0.2 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | −0.1 | −0.4 | +0.2 |
| 2023 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +1.1 |
| 2024 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.3 |
| 2025 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.8 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Comoros
Madagascar
SeychellesAbout these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1153273) · 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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