South Sumatra · Indonesia

Empat Lawang travel guide

Empat Lawang is a city in South Sumatra, Indonesia, home to about 322,000 people.

Nearest airport
BKS74 km · Fatmawati Soekarno Airport
Currency
IDRrupiah
Time zone
Asia/Jakarta
Language
Indonesian

About

About Empat Lawang

Empat Lawang Regency is a regency of South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. It was created on 2 January 2007 from what had been formerly the western districts of Lahat Regency.

Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.

When to go

The best time to visit Empat Lawang

Empat Lawang 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; March is the wettest, with about 342 mm of rain.

0°16°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec342 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 Empat Lawang: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS), about 74 km from the city centre in a straight line; Pendopo Airport (PDO, 111 km) is also within reach.

medium airport

BKS · Fatmawati Soekarno Airport

74.4 km from the centreICAO WIGG
medium airport

PDO · Pendopo Airport

110.5 km from the centreICAO WIPQ

Questions

Empat Lawang: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Empat Lawang?

Empat Lawang 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; March is the wettest, with about 342 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Empat Lawang?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS), about 74 km from the city centre in a straight line; Pendopo Airport (PDO, 111 km) is also within reach.

What currency is used in Empat Lawang?

rupiah (IDR).

Nearby

Destinations near Empat Lawang

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.