Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
34.8km²
Area
64km
Coastline
94m
Highest point
16,183
People
29°C
Warmest sea
June
1,924km
To the mainland
When to go to Sarangani Island
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in June (29 °C) and coolest in February (28 °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 Philippines
Sarangani Island is an island in Philippines. It covers 34.8 km², with 64 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 94 m. About 16,183 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,924 km away.
Getting there
- General Santos International Airport (GES)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 80 km in a straight lineCar hire at GES airport (General Santos)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 1,924 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 Sarangani Island.
- 1beaches
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 72 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 31 %0–50 m
- 69 %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.
5 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Sarangani7,506 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 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Sea (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Rain (mm) | 236 | 150 | 140 | 122 | 187 | 224 | 202 | 169 | 146 | 179 | 178 | 202 |
| Wet days | 24 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
| Sun h/day | 5.8 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| Wind (km/h) | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
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 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.9 |
| 2021 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.4 |
| 2022 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 |
| 2023 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.6 |
| 2024 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.8 |
| 2025 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.7 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1407195) · 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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