South Sulawesi · Indonesia

Barru travel guide

Barru is a city in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, home to about 169,000 people.

Nearest airport
TRT27 km · Toraja Airport
Currency
IDRrupiah
Time zone
Asia/Makassar
Language
Indonesian

When to go

The best time to visit Barru

Barru has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; December is the wettest, with about 421 mm of rain.

0°15°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec421 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 Barru: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Toraja Airport (TRT), about 27 km from the city centre in a straight line.

medium airport

TRT · Toraja Airport

27.2 km from the centreICAO WAFB

Questions

Barru: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Barru?

Barru has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; December is the wettest, with about 421 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Barru?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Toraja Airport (TRT), about 27 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Barru?

rupiah (IDR).

Nearby

Destinations near Barru

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.