Central Java · Indonesia
Cilacap travel guide
Cilacap is a city in Central Java, Indonesia, home to about 1,800,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- CXP11 km · Tunggul Wulung Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Language
- Indonesian
About
About Cilacap
Cilacap Regency (Javanese: ꦏꦨꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦕꦶꦭꦕꦥ꧀, also spelt: Chilachap, old spelling: Tjilatjap, Sundanese: ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮎᮤᮜᮎᮕ᮪) is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in the southwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Cilacap, which had 264,360 inhabitants in mid 2025, spread over three administrative districts.
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When to go
The best time to visit Cilacap
Cilacap has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; November is the wettest, with about 455 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 Cilacap: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP), about 11 km from the city centre in a straight line; Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA, 118 km) is also within reach.
CXP · Tunggul Wulung Airport
YIA · Yogyakarta International Airport
Questions
Cilacap: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Cilacap?
Cilacap has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; November is the wettest, with about 455 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Cilacap?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP), about 11 km from the city centre in a straight line; Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA, 118 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Cilacap?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Cilacap
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.