India
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
92.8km²
Area
78km
Coastline
10m
Highest point
82,675
People
31°C
Warmest sea
April
When to go to Pāmban Island
Best for the beach from January to March and from July to August.
The sea is warmest in April (31 °C) and coolest in January (27 °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
Pāmban Island is an island in India. It covers 92.8 km², with 78 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 10 m. About 82,675 people live on it.
Getting there
- Jaffna International Airport (JAF)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 104 km in a straight lineCar hire at CMB airport (Colombo)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesRameswaram-Talaimannar train ferry (abandoned, canceled))
- From January to March and from July to Augustbest 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 Pāmban Island.
- 5beachesAgni Teertham and 4 more
- 2viewpointsGandhamadhana Parvatham, Kothandaramaswamy
- 3lighthousesDanushkodi Lighthouse, Rameswaram Lighthouse
- 1ferry terminalsRameswaram Fishing Harbour and Boat Jetty
- 2ruins and archaeological sitesDhanushkodi
- 14hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 14restaurants, 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.
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 5 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.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Rameswaram44,856 people
- Pāmban30,926 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 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Night low (°C) | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Rain (mm) | 28 | 21 | 30 | 63 | 72 | 21 | 26 | 49 | 74 | 206 | 265 | 150 |
| Wet days | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 14 |
| Sun h/day | 7.8 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| Wind (km/h) | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 23 |
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 | +0.9 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.8 | +0.2 |
| 2021 | +0.3 | −0.4 | −0.2 | −0.3 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.8 |
| 2022 | +1.0 | +0.1 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.4 | −0.2 | +0.3 |
| 2023 | ±0.0 | −0.5 | −0.5 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.8 |
| 2024 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +1.1 |
| 2025 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.5 | −0.5 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q2048616) · 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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