Soccsksargen · Philippines

Banga travel guide

Banga is a city in Soccsksargen, Philippines, home to about 92,000 people.

Nearest airport
GES54 km · General Santos International Airport
Currency
PHPPhilippine peso
Time zone
Asia/Manila
Language
English, Filipino, Taglish

When to go

The best time to visit Banga

Banga 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 212 mm of rain.

0°16°31°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec212 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 Banga: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is General Santos International Airport (GES), about 54 km from the city centre in a straight line; Cotabato (Awang) Airport (CBO, 103 km) and Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO, 124 km) are also within reach.

large airport

GES · General Santos International Airport

54.1 km from the centreICAO RPMR
medium airport

CBO · Cotabato (Awang) Airport

103.3 km from the centreICAO RPMC
large airport

DVO · Francisco Bangoy International Airport

123.7 km from the centreICAO RPMD

Questions

Banga: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Banga?

Banga 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 212 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Banga?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is General Santos International Airport (GES), about 54 km from the city centre in a straight line; Cotabato (Awang) Airport (CBO, 103 km) and Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO, 124 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Banga?

Philippine peso (PHP).

Nearby

Destinations near Banga

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.