Capital of Christmas Island
Flying Fish Cove
- Local time
- Indian/Christmas
- Country
- Christmas Island
- Population
- 1,355
- Elevation
- 135 m
- Airports
- XCH
- 3.4 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 6,740 km
- 8 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Flying Fish Cove, month by month
- Jan28°
- Feb28°
- Mar28°
- Apr29°
- May28°
- Jun28°
- Jul27°
- Aug26°
- Sept26°
- Oct26°
- Nov27°
- Dec28°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: May to December.
Mean highs run from 26°C in September to 29°C in April, with about 1,178 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for Flying Fish CoveThe model's grid cell here is mostly sea, so the daily high and low sit closer together than they do on land: afternoons ashore are usually warmer, and nights cooler.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Flying Fish Cove
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBFlying Fish Cove
6,740 km
8 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
From AUHFlying Fish Cove
6,760 km
8 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Indian/Christmas
- Country
- Christmas Island
- Currency
- Australian Dollar AUDToday's indicative rate: AUD 1 ≈ USD 0.695Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Not recorded in Wikidata
- Emergency numbers
- Not recorded in Wikidata
- Calling code · Driving
- +61 · On the left
Guides
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