East Nusa Tenggara · Indonesia
Alor travel guide
Alor is a city in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, home to about 207,000 people.
- Best months
- July to September
- Nearest airport
- DIL91 km · Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar
- Language
- Indonesian
About
About Alor
Alor Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Alor) is a regency (kabupaten) in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province of Indonesia. Established on 5 August 1958, Alor Regency administers the Alor Archipelago with its administrative seat (capital) in Kalabahi on Alor Island.
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When to go
The best time to visit Alor
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Alor are July to September. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; January is the wettest, with about 231 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 Alor: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL), about 91 km from the city centre in a straight line; Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International Airport (OEC, 115 km) and Commander in Chief of FALINTIL, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, International Airport (UAI, 131 km) are also within reach.
DIL · Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport
OEC · Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International Airport
UAI · Commander in Chief of FALINTIL, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, International Airport
Questions
Alor: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Alor?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Alor are July to September. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; January is the wettest, with about 231 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Alor?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL), about 91 km from the city centre in a straight line; Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International Airport (OEC, 115 km) and Commander in Chief of FALINTIL, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, International Airport (UAI, 131 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Alor?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Alor
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.