Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
90.3km²
Area
54km
Coastline
190m
Highest point
79,216
People
30°C
Warmest sea
June
1,599km
To the mainland
When to go to Panglao Island
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in June (30 °C) and coolest in February (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 Philippines
Panglao Island is an island in Philippines. It covers 90.3 km², with 54 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 190 m. About 79,216 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,599 km away.
Getting there
- Bohol-Panglao International Airport (TAG)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at CEB airport (Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 1,599 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to Maybest 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 Panglao Island.
- 15beachesDanao Beach, Momo, Kalipayan Beach and 12 more
- 1viewpointsSunset Pier
- 1marinasDauis Baluarte
- 1named peaksMount Biking
- 30dive centresSea Explorers, Sun Divers, Hidden Coral Diver's Club and Resort and 27 more
- 3campsitesFlushing Meadows, Banta-aw Hills
- 262hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 196restaurants, 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
Panglao Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Panglao Island, each with its own numbers.
1beachCoastya
1mountainPeakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.4°C
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 28 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 89 %0–50 m
- 11 %50–200 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
- Danao20,245 people
- Panglao6,854 people
- Totolan4,030 people
- Catarman3,688 people
- Songculan3,335 people
- Biking2,907 people
- Tangnan2,870 people
- Doljo2,760 people
- Tawala2,695 people
- Dauis2,553 people
- Tabalong2,294 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 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 154 | 95 | 86 | 62 | 117 | 196 | 213 | 172 | 171 | 213 | 192 | 180 |
| Wet days | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
| Sun h/day | 5.1 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Wind (km/h) | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 |
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 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.2 |
| 2021 | +1.0 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.2 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.6 |
| 2023 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.6 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.2 |
| 2024 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.7 |
| 2025 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.8 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1899920) · 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 — 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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