South Kalimantan · Indonesia

Balangan travel guide

Balangan is a city in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, home to about 121,000 people.

Nearest airport
TJG17 km · Warukin Airport
Currency
IDRrupiah
Time zone
Asia/Makassar
Language
Indonesian

When to go

The best time to visit Balangan

Balangan has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; December is the wettest, with about 363 mm of rain.

0°15°31°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec363 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Balangan: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Warukin Airport (TJG), about 17 km from the city centre in a straight line; Syamsudin Noor International Airport (BDJ, 143 km) is also within reach.

medium airport

TJG · Warukin Airport

16.8 km from the centreICAO WAON
large airport

BDJ · Syamsudin Noor International Airport

143.3 km from the centreICAO WAOO

Questions

Balangan: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Balangan?

Balangan has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; December is the wettest, with about 363 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Balangan?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Warukin Airport (TJG), about 17 km from the city centre in a straight line; Syamsudin Noor International Airport (BDJ, 143 km) is also within reach.

What currency is used in Balangan?

rupiah (IDR).

Nearby

Destinations near Balangan

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.