Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
715km²
Area
100km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
593m
Highest point
28,944
People
30°C
Warmest sea
December
1,112km
To the mainland
When to go to Wawonii Island
Best for the beach from August to October.
The sea is warmest in December (30 °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 Konawe Islands Regency, Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
Wawonii Island is an island in Indonesia. It covers 715 km², with 100 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 593 m. About 28,944 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,112 km away.
Getting there
- Matahora Airport (WNI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 144 km in a straight lineCar hire at DPS airport (Kuta, Badung)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesKendari - Wawonii (Langara)
- 1,112 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From August to Octoberbest 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 Wawonii Island.
- 1ferry terminalsLanggara ferry port
- 5named peaksPuncak Wowoni, Wawo Lawatuapi, Wawo Lantambaga and 2 more
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
Wawonii Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Wawonii Island, each with its own numbers.
8mountainsPeakyas
8 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Pegunungan Waworete
- Puncak Wowoni
- Pegunungan Wowoni
- Wawo Lawatuapi
- Wawo Lantambaga
- Pegunungan Lampeapi
- Wawo Keuwatu
- Wawo Landaka
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 205 m above the sea. 60 % of it is below 200 m.
- 27 %0–50 m
- 33 %50–200 m
- 28 %200–500 m
- 11 %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.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Munseno census figure
- Langarano 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 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
| Night low (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Sea (°C) | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Rain (mm) | 204 | 203 | 230 | 221 | 224 | 205 | 130 | 58 | 46 | 52 | 113 | 203 |
| Wet days | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 28 |
| Sun h/day | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 6.1 |
| Wind (km/h) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
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 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.3 | −0.2 |
| 2021 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.1 | ±0.0 |
| 2022 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +0.2 |
| 2023 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.4 | −0.2 | −0.2 | +0.3 | +0.1 |
| 2024 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.3 |
| 2025 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | −0.1 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q2732929) · 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 | Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
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