Bangka Belitung Islands · Indonesia

Central Bangka travel guide

Central Bangka is a city in Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia, home to about 165,000 people.

Nearest airport
PGK30 km · Depati Amir Airport
Currency
IDRrupiah
Time zone
Asia/Jakarta
Language
Indonesian

When to go

The best time to visit Central Bangka

Central Bangka has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; December is the wettest, with about 343 mm of rain.

0°16°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec343 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 Central Bangka: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Depati Amir Airport (PGK), about 30 km from the city centre in a straight line.

medium airport

PGK · Depati Amir Airport

30.2 km from the centreICAO WIKK

Questions

Central Bangka: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Central Bangka?

Central Bangka has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; December is the wettest, with about 343 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Central Bangka?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Depati Amir Airport (PGK), about 30 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Central Bangka?

rupiah (IDR).

Nearby

Destinations near Central Bangka

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.