Soccsksargen · Philippines
Arakan travel guide
Arakan is a city in Soccsksargen, Philippines, home to about 52,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- DVO62 km · Francisco Bangoy International Airport
- Currency
- PHPPhilippine peso
- Time zone
- Asia/Manila
- Language
- English, Filipino, Taglish
When to go
The best time to visit Arakan
Arakan has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; July is the wettest, with about 292 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 Arakan: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO), about 62 km from the city centre in a straight line; Cotabato (Awang) Airport (CBO, 104 km) and General Santos International Airport (GES, 144 km) are also within reach.
DVO · Francisco Bangoy International Airport
CBO · Cotabato (Awang) Airport
GES · General Santos International Airport
Questions
Arakan: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Arakan?
Arakan has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; July is the wettest, with about 292 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Arakan?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO), about 62 km from the city centre in a straight line; Cotabato (Awang) Airport (CBO, 104 km) and General Santos International Airport (GES, 144 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Arakan?
Philippine peso (PHP).
Nearby
Destinations near Arakan
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.