West Sumatra · Indonesia
Agam travel guide
Agam is a city in West Sumatra, Indonesia, home to about 519,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- PDG66 km · Minangkabau International Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Language
- Indonesian
About
About Agam
Agam Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Agam) is a regency of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 2,226.27 km2 and had a population of 454,853 at the 2010 census and 529,138 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 534,173 (comprising 267,337 males and 266,836 females).
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When to go
The best time to visit Agam
Agam has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; April is the wettest, with about 289 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Agam: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Minangkabau International Airport (PDG), about 66 km from the city centre in a straight line.
PDG · Minangkabau International Airport
Questions
Agam: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Agam?
Agam has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; April is the wettest, with about 289 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Agam?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Minangkabau International Airport (PDG), about 66 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Agam?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Agam
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.