South Kalimantan · Indonesia
Banjar travel guide
Banjar is a city in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, home to about 532,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- BDJ10 km · Syamsudin Noor International Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar
- Language
- Indonesian
About
About Banjar
Banjar Regency is one of the eleven regencies in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan; the capital is Martapura. It covers an area of 4,668.5 km2, and had a population of 506,839 at the 2010 Census, and 565,635 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 595,717 (comprising 300,735 males and 294,982 females).
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When to go
The best time to visit Banjar
Banjar has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; December is the wettest, with about 376 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 Banjar: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Syamsudin Noor International Airport (BDJ), about 10 km from the city centre in a straight line; Warukin Airport (TJG, 148 km) is also within reach.
BDJ · Syamsudin Noor International Airport
TJG · Warukin Airport
Questions
Banjar: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Banjar?
Banjar has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; December is the wettest, with about 376 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Banjar?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Syamsudin Noor International Airport (BDJ), about 10 km from the city centre in a straight line; Warukin Airport (TJG, 148 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Banjar?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Banjar
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.