Southeast Sulawesi · Indonesia
Bau Bau travel guide
Bau Bau is a city in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, home to about 152,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- WNI116 km · Matahora Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar
- Language
- Indonesian
About
About Bau Bau
You will notice there is Korean writing on some building signboards or nameplates, and no, it's not because of "Korean Wave". Since 2009, the Cia-Cia language has adopted hangeul characters as their writing system, replacing Arabic script. This site's Korean phrasebook might give you a rough pronunciation guide.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Bau Bau
See
- Buton Palace Fortress
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When to go
The best time to visit Bau Bau
Bau Bau has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; December is the wettest, with about 269 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 Bau Bau: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Matahora Airport (WNI), about 116 km from the city centre in a straight line.
WNI · Matahora Airport
Questions
Bau Bau: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Bau Bau?
Bau Bau has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; December is the wettest, with about 269 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Bau Bau?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Matahora Airport (WNI), about 116 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Bau Bau?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Bau Bau
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.