Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
1,257km²
Area
432km
Coastline
459m
Highest point
238,142
People
30°C
Warmest sea
April
495km
To the mainland
When to go to South Andaman Island
Best for the beach from January to March.
The sea is warmest in April (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 in the Indian Ocean
South Andaman Island is an island in India. It belongs to Great Andaman. It covers 1,257 km², with 432 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 459 m. About 238,142 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 495 km away.
Getting there
- Veer Savarkar International Airport / INS Utkrosh (IXZ)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at MAA airport (Chennai)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesViper Island, Ross Island Ferry, Port Blair to Havelock, Port Blair - Neil Island
- 495 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to Marchbest 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 South Andaman Island.
- 3beachesCorbyns Cove Beach, Munda Pahar beach
- 4viewpointsNort bay viewpoint, Emrald viewpoint, Bada Balu beach and 1 more
- 1lighthouses
- 8ferry terminalsAberdeen Jetty, Bambooflat, Haddo Jetty and 5 more
- 1marinasPhoenix Bay Jetty
- 5named peaksMount Manipur, Mount Cholunga, Cape Barwell and 2 more
- 1volcanoes
- 60hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 29restaurants, 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
South Andaman Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside South Andaman Island, each with its own numbers.
1beachCoastya
1mountainPeakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
30.0°C
Corbyns Cove South
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 71 m above the sea. 96 % of it is below 200 m.
- 44 %0–50 m
- 52 %50–200 m
- 4 %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.
50 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Port Blair112,050 people
- Garacharma14,419 people
- Prothrapur10,308 people
- Bamboo Flat7,962 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 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
| Sea (°C) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 37 | 11 | 38 | 70 | 360 | 393 | 384 | 356 | 412 | 232 | 187 | 107 |
| Wet days | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 10 |
| Sun h/day | 7.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 7.0 |
| Wind (km/h) | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 20 |
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 | +0.2 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +0.9 | −0.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 |
| 2021 | +0.4 | −0.1 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.1 |
| 2023 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.6 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.8 |
| 2024 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.7 |
| 2025 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.6 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.1 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
More islands nearby.
North Sentinel Island
India51 km²122 m51 km away
Baratang IslandIndia241 km²76 m40 km away
Swaraj DweepIndia92 km²167 m43 km away
Middle Andaman IslandIndia1,523 km²512 m82 km away
Little AndamanIndia699 km²183 m116 km away
Barren IslandIndia8.2 km²353 m142 km away
North Andaman IslandIndia1,307 km²960 m164 km away
Narcondam IslandIndia7.5 km²710 m255 km awayAbout these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1473243) · 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, Peakyas — 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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