Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
109km²
Area
59km
Coastline
5m
Highest point
300
People
29°C
Warmest sea
September
666km
To the mainland
When to go to Saona Island
Best for the beach from December to April.
The sea is warmest in September (29 °C) and coolest in February (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 in the Dominican Republic
Saona Island is an island in Dominican Republic. It covers 109 km², with 59 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 5 m. About 300 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 666 km away.
Getting there
- Casa De Campo International Airport (LRM)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 40 km in a straight lineCar hire at PUJ airport (Punta Cana)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesBayahibe - Isla Saona
- 666 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From December to Aprilbest 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 Saona Island.
- 38beaches
- 1ferry terminalsPuerto de Isla Saona
- 1marinas
- 1hotels, guesthouses and apartments
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
Saona Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Saona Island, each with its own numbers.
4beaches and covesCoastya
3lakesLakeyas
Largest lake
1.6km²
Laguna Canto de la Playa
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
30.3°C
Laguna Secucho
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.0°C
Playa del Gato
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
4 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Playa del Gato29.0°C
- Playa Canto de la Playa29.0°C
- Playa Bonita29.0°C
- Caletón Grandecove29.0°C
3 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Laguna Canto de la Playa1.6km²
- Laguna Los Flamencos1.5km²
- Laguna Secucho0.40km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 13 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).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Rain (mm) | 36 | 25 | 23 | 43 | 70 | 51 | 59 | 72 | 70 | 74 | 84 | 45 |
| Wet days | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 |
| Sun h/day | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.3 |
| Wind (km/h) | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 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 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.5 |
| 2021 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 |
| 2022 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | −0.2 |
| 2023 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +0.7 | +0.6 |
| 2024 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +1.3 |
| 2025 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.7 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1339113) · 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, 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 |
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