Riau Islands · Indonesia

Karimun travel guide

Karimun is a city in Riau Islands, Indonesia, home to about 237,000 people.

Nearest airport
XSP84 km · Seletar Airport
Currency
IDRrupiah
Time zone
Asia/Jakarta
Language
Indonesian

About

About Karimun

The Karimun Regency is located in the Riau Islands Province, Indonesia. Besides the island of Great Karimun in the northwest of the regency, the regency also includes the larger island of Kundur to the south of Great Karimun and over 240 lesser islands.

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Where to stay

Hotels in Karimun

1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.

HotelTypeOpenedFrom centreWebsite
Aston Karimun City Hotelhotel21.8 km

When to go

The best time to visit Karimun

Karimun has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; November is the wettest, with about 248 mm of rain.

0°16°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec248 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 Karimun: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Seletar Airport (XSP), about 84 km from the city centre in a straight line; Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH, 85 km) and Singapore Changi Airport (SIN, 88 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

XSP · Seletar Airport

83.9 km from the centreICAO WSSL
large airport

BTH · Hang Nadim International Airport

85.3 km from the centreICAO WIDD
large airport

SIN · Singapore Changi Airport

87.9 km from the centreICAO WSSS

Questions

Karimun: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Karimun?

Karimun has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; November is the wettest, with about 248 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Karimun?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Seletar Airport (XSP), about 84 km from the city centre in a straight line; Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH, 85 km) and Singapore Changi Airport (SIN, 88 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Karimun?

rupiah (IDR).

Nearby

Destinations near Karimun

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.