North Sumatra · Indonesia

Central Tapanuli travel guide

Central Tapanuli is a city in North Sumatra, Indonesia, home to about 311,000 people.

Nearest airport
FLZ45 km · Dr. Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport
Currency
IDRrupiah
Time zone
Asia/Jakarta
Language
Indonesian

About

About Central Tapanuli

Central Tapanuli Regency (Tapanuli Tengah in Indonesia) is a regency in North Sumatra province, Sumatra, Indonesia. The seat of the regency government is at Pandan.

Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.

When to go

The best time to visit Central Tapanuli

Central Tapanuli has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; December is the wettest, with about 392 mm of rain.

0°17°33°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec392 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 Tapanuli: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Dr. Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport (FLZ), about 45 km from the city centre in a straight line; Binaka Airport (GNS, 135 km) is also within reach.

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FLZ · Dr. Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport

45.3 km from the centreICAO WIMS
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GNS · Binaka Airport

134.5 km from the centreICAO WIMB

Questions

Central Tapanuli: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Central Tapanuli?

Central Tapanuli has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; December is the wettest, with about 392 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Central Tapanuli?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Dr. Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport (FLZ), about 45 km from the city centre in a straight line; Binaka Airport (GNS, 135 km) is also within reach.

What currency is used in Central Tapanuli?

rupiah (IDR).

Nearby

Destinations near Central Tapanuli

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.