West Kalimantan · Indonesia
Kapuas Hulu travel guide
Kapuas Hulu is a city in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, home to about 234,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- PSU19 km · Pangsuma Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Language
- Indonesian
About
About Kapuas Hulu
Kapuas Hulu Regency (or "Upper Kapuas" Regency) is a regency in West Kalimantan province of Indonesia in the middle of Borneo. Located around the upper drainage area of the Kapuas River, it has a total land area of 31,318.25 square kilometres or around 21.3% of West Kalimantan province's area.
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When to go
The best time to visit Kapuas Hulu
Kapuas Hulu has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; December is the wettest, with about 386 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 Kapuas Hulu: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Pangsuma Airport (PSU), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line.
PSU · Pangsuma Airport
Questions
Kapuas Hulu: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kapuas Hulu?
Kapuas Hulu has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; December is the wettest, with about 386 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kapuas Hulu?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Pangsuma Airport (PSU), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Kapuas Hulu?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Kapuas Hulu
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.