Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
453km²
Area
100km
Coastline
2,058m
Highest point
Mount Guiting-Guiting
56,541
People
30°C
Warmest sea
June
1,323km
To the mainland
When to go to Sibuyan
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in June (30 °C) and coolest in January (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 the Philippines
Sibuyan is an island in Philippines. It covers 453 km², with 100 km of coastline. Its highest point, Mount Guiting-Guiting, rises to 2,058 m. About 56,541 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,323 km away.
Getting there
- Tugdan Airport (TBH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 55 km in a straight lineCar hire in AlbayDiscover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesSan Agustin-Romblon-Ambulong (Sibuyan), Firefly-Watching Boat Ride, Batangas-Ambulong (Sibuyan), Roxas City - Ambulong (Sibuyan)
- 1,323 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 Sibuyan.
- 1beaches
- 7viewpointsView of Mt. Guiting-Guiting, roadside view of Mt.Guiting-Guiting, Sawtooth Viewpoint and 4 more
- 3lighthousesAzagra Lighthouse, Magdiwang Lighthouse, Cajidiocan Lighthouse
- 6ferry terminalsAmbulong (Sibuyan), Magdiwang Boat Ride, Cajidiocan and 3 more
- 14named peaksMount Guiting-Guiting, Mount Sibuyan, Manong Lee's Peak and 11 more
- 2waterfallsLambingan Falls, Agbalit
- 2waymarked walking routesGuiting-Guting Traverse
- 10campsitesCamp 3 (Tampayan Trail), Mayo's Peak Campsite, Olango Trail Camp 1 and 7 more
- 12hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 10restaurants, 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
Sibuyan in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Sibuyan, each with its own numbers.
4mountainsPeakyas
Highest point
2,058m
Mount Guiting-Guiting
prominence 2,058 m · according to Peakyas
4 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Mount Guiting-Guitingprominence 2,058 m2,058m
- Mount Nailog811m
- Mount Sibuyan
- Binanohan Hill
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 367 m above the sea. 43 % of it is below 200 m.
- 19 %0–50 m
- 24 %50–200 m
- 27 %200–500 m
- 24 %500–1,000 m
- 6 %1,000–2,000 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.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Taclobo4,782 people
- Tampayan2,839 people
- Magdiwang2,716 people
- España2,624 people
- Sogod2,221 people
- San Fernandono census figure
- Cajidiocanno 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 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 180 | 115 | 97 | 72 | 173 | 243 | 303 | 232 | 265 | 295 | 260 | 325 |
| Wet days | 20 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Sun h/day | 5.7 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.5 |
| Wind (km/h) | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 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 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.9 |
| 2021 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.9 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.0 |
| 2023 | +0.3 | +0.1 | −0.1 | +0.5 | +0.3 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.6 |
| 2024 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.8 |
| 2025 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.3 | −0.3 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.6 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1859702) · 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 | Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
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