Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
70,370km²
Area
1,008km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
3,027m
Highest point
Gunung Binaiya
218,993
People
29°C
Warmest sea
April
812km
To the mainland
When to go to Seram
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in April (29 °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 Maluku Province, Indonesia
Seram is an island in Indonesia. It covers 70,370 km², with 1,008 km of coastline. Its highest point, Gunung Binaiya, rises to 3,027 m. About 218,993 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 812 km away.
Getting there
- Pattimura International Airport (AMQ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 128 km in a straight lineCar hire at DPS airport (Kuta, Badung)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesBula - Geser
- 812 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 Seram.
- 2beachesPantai Ina Marina
- 1viewpointsGunung Belanda
- 6ferry terminalsAmahai, Bula, Wahai and 3 more
- 2marinasPelabuhan Ina Marina
- 42named peaksMount Binaiya, Solita Batu, Toplana and 39 more
- 7hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 1restaurants, 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 Seram, each with its own numbers.
4beaches and covesCoastya
1lakeLakeyas
Largest lake
0.33km²
Danau Tibu Tapala
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
29.8°C
Danau Tibu Tapala
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.4°C
Teluk Biranghia
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
4 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Labuan Hulungcove29.4°C
- Labuan Hunipopocove29.4°C
- Labuan Samaurucove29.3°C
- Teluk Biranghiacove29.4°C
1 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Danau Tibu Tapala0.33km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 355 m above the sea. 44 % of it is below 200 m.
- 18 %0–50 m
- 27 %50–200 m
- 30 %200–500 m
- 20 %500–1,000 m
- 5 %1,000–2,000 m
- <1 %> 2,000 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.
500 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Masohi36,433 people
- Werinamano census figure
- Wahaino census figure
- Tehoruno census figure
- Taniwelno census figure
- Piruno census figure
- Kairatuno census figure
- Bulano census figure
- Waipiano 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) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Sea (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| Rain (mm) | 154 | 131 | 162 | 215 | 313 | 392 | 361 | 244 | 188 | 116 | 100 | 152 |
| Wet days | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 |
| Sun h/day | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| Wind (km/h) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.4 |
| 2021 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | −0.1 | −0.1 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +0.3 |
| 2023 | +0.3 | −0.2 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +0.3 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | ±0.0 |
| 2024 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.4 |
| 2025 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.3 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q185532) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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