South Sulawesi · Indonesia
Gowa travel guide
Gowa is a city in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, home to about 747,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- UPG31 km · Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar
- Language
- Indonesian
About
About Gowa
Gowa (Makassar language: ᨁᨚᨓ) is a regency in the province of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and includes many of the suburbs of the city of Makassar on its landward side. It has an area of 1,883.33 km2 and a population of 652,329 at the 2010 census, increasing to 765,836 at the 2020 census; the official estimate at mid-2025 was 841,730 (comprising 416,797 males and 424,933 females).
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When to go
The best time to visit Gowa
Gowa has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; January is the wettest, with about 615 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 Gowa: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG), about 31 km from the city centre in a straight line.
UPG · Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport
Questions
Gowa: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Gowa?
Gowa has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; January is the wettest, with about 615 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Gowa?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG), about 31 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Gowa?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Gowa
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.