Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
2,329km²
Area
613km
Coastline
262m
Highest point
40,000
People
30°C
Warmest sea
December
1,384km
To the mainland
When to go to Peling Island
Best for the beach from January to March and from September to October.
The sea is warmest in December (30 °C) and coolest in August (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 Banggai Islands Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
Peling Island is an island in Indonesia. It belongs to Banggai Archipelago. It covers 2,329 km², with 613 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 262 m. About 40,000 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,384 km away.
Getting there
- Sangia Nibandera Airport (KXB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 357 km in a straight lineCar hire at DPS airport (Kuta, Badung)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesLuwuk - Salakan, Banggai - Boniton
- 1,384 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to March and from September 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 Peling Island.
- 3beachesMandel Beach, Bone Pompon Beach, Teduang Beach
- 1viewpointsKawalu
- 4ferry terminalsSalakan ferry port, Boniton ferry port, Tobing Harbour with speedboats to Banggai Laut and 1 more
- 18named peaksGunung Satu Nappas, Gunung Tombila, Bungkuko Tomusi and 15 more
- 5hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 3restaurants, 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
Peling Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Peling Island, each with its own numbers.
2beaches and covesCoastya
17mountainsPeakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.6°C
Teluk Molala
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
17 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Tombila
- Gunung Tinankong
- Bungkuko Saguadi
- Bungkuko Mandoni
- Bungkuko Siosiok
- Bungkuko Bonggon
- Bungkuko Labotanpondingponding
- Bungkuko Tangkilong
9 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 312 m above the sea. 43 % of it is below 200 m.
- 11 %0–50 m
- 31 %50–200 m
- 36 %200–500 m
- 21 %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.
50 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Salakanno census figure
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
| Night low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Sea (°C) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Rain (mm) | 123 | 114 | 176 | 171 | 155 | 202 | 173 | 100 | 64 | 82 | 86 | 137 |
| Wet days | 21 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 21 |
| Sun h/day | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 6.6 |
| Wind (km/h) | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
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 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.1 |
| 2021 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.2 |
| 2023 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.2 | −0.2 | −0.1 | +0.5 | +0.4 |
| 2024 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.3 |
| 2025 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.1 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Nearby
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1578714) · 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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