Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
4.9km²
Area
14km
Coastline
100m
Highest point
30°C
Warmest sea
May
23km
To the mainland
When to go to Sentosa
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in May (30 °C) and coolest in January (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 off the south coast of the main island of Singapore
Sentosa is an island in Singapore. It covers 4.9 km², with 14 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 100 m. The nearest mainland is 23 km away.
Getting there
- Seletar Airport (XSP)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 19 km in a straight lineCar hire at SIN airport (Singapore)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesHarbour Bay (Batam, Indonesia) - Harbourfront (Singapore), Sekupang (Batam, Indonesia) - Harbourfront (Singapore), Harbourfront (Singapore) - Tanjung Balai Karimun (Karimun, Indonesia), Batam Centre-Harbourfront
- 23 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 Sentosa.
- 11beachesPalawan Beach, Siloso Beach, Tanjong Beach and 8 more
- 3viewpointsSouthern Ridges, Dragon's Teeth Gate Viewpoint, Lookout Loop
- 4marinasOne 15 Marina, Singapore Cruise Centre, Sentosa Jetty @Cove and 1 more
- 2named peaksMount Serapong, Mount Imbiah
- 3waterfallsImbiah Falls, Rock Dragon, Tempinis Cascade
- 4castles and fortsFort Imbiah, Fort Serapong ruins, Fort Siloso and 1 more
- 1ruins and archaeological sitesJetty Ruin
- 18hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 81restaurants, 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
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Sentosa, each with its own numbers.
3beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
30.3°C
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
3 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Siloso Beach30.3°C
- Tanjong Beach30.3°C
- Chumpang Baycove30.3°C
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 16 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 96 %0–50 m
- 4 %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
- Sentosa1,940 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 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Sea (°C) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 236 | 108 | 177 | 203 | 202 | 164 | 168 | 166 | 165 | 206 | 294 | 302 |
| Wet days | 21 | 15 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
| Sun h/day | 4.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| Wind (km/h) | 17 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
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 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.8 |
| 2021 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.5 |
| 2022 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.2 |
| 2023 | +0.1 | −0.3 | −1.0 | −0.3 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +0.7 |
| 2024 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +0.8 |
| 2025 | −0.2 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.4 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.3 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
More islands nearby.
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Singapore658 km²164 m15 km away
Batam Island
Indonesia427 km²2 m28 km away
Pulau UbinSingapore10 km²56 m23 km away
Bintan IslandIndonesia1,175 km²17 m76 km away
Karimun IslandIndonesia126 km²14 m57 km away
Bengkalis IslandIndonesia911 km²3 m173 km away
Malacca Island
Malaysia1.2 km²16 m204 km away
Tioman IslandMalaysia135 km²1,038 m179 km awayAbout these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q870844) · 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 — 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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