Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
140km²
Area
145km
Coastline
478m
Highest point
16,000
People
29°C
Warmest sea
August
8km
To the mainland
When to go to Shangchuan Island
Best for the beach from October to November.
The sea is warmest in August (29 °C) and coolest in January (19 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from April to December.
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 of Guangdong, China
Shangchuan Island is an island in China. It covers 140 km², with 145 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 478 m. About 16,000 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 8 km away.
Getting there
- Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 71 km in a straight line
- Ferries1 ferry terminals on the island
- 8 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From October to Novemberbest 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 Shangchuan Island.
- 27beaches
- 1ferry terminals
- 1marinas
- 1named peaks
- 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.
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 106 m above the sea. 84 % of it is below 200 m.
- 33 %0–50 m
- 51 %50–200 m
- 16 %200–500 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) | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 20 |
| Night low (°C) | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 17 |
| Sea (°C) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 21 |
| Rain (mm) | 44 | 37 | 79 | 135 | 313 | 401 | 285 | 353 | 312 | 117 | 49 | 35 |
| Wet days | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| Sun h/day | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| Wind (km/h) | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 |
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 | +0.5 | −0.2 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +1.3 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +1.5 | −0.8 | −0.7 | −0.6 |
| 2021 | −1.0 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +0.9 | +1.1 | ±0.0 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +0.8 |
| 2022 | +1.1 | −0.6 | +0.4 | +0.2 | −0.2 | +0.5 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +1.6 | +0.9 | +0.5 | −0.8 |
| 2023 | −0.7 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.7 |
| 2024 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +2.1 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +1.5 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.1 | −0.8 |
| 2025 | −1.2 | −1.8 | −0.7 | −0.4 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +1.5 | ±0.0 | +0.4 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1397551) · 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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