Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
615km²
Area
232km
Coastline
470m
Highest point
19,104
People
30°C
Warmest sea
October
1,204km
To the mainland
When to go to Supiori Island
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in October (30 °C) and coolest in February (29 °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 Supiori Regency, Papua Province, Indonesia
Supiori Island is an island in Indonesia. It belongs to Schouten Islands. It covers 615 km², with 232 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 470 m. About 19,104 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,204 km away.
Getting there
- Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 79 km in a straight lineCar hire at DPS airport (Kuta, Badung)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 1,204 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 Supiori Island.
- 3named peaksBonsupiori, Makikisi, Wainukendi
- 1waterfalls
- 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
Supiori Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Supiori Island, each with its own numbers.
5mountainsPeakyas
5 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Mountain Wainukendi
- Makikisi
- Gunung Bonsupiori
- Gunung Bumbeffor
- Gunung Makok
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 227 m above the sea. 59 % of it is below 200 m.
- 23 %0–50 m
- 36 %50–200 m
- 26 %200–500 m
- 14 %500–1,000 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.
50 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Sorendiwerino census figure
- Koridono 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) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Sea (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Rain (mm) | 258 | 195 | 245 | 224 | 220 | 277 | 268 | 219 | 218 | 209 | 201 | 252 |
| Wet days | 28 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 |
| Sun h/day | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| Wind (km/h) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.7 |
| 2021 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.5 |
| 2022 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.5 |
| 2023 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.3 |
| 2024 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.7 |
| 2025 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.4 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Nearby
More islands nearby.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q2084780) · 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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