North Sumatra · Indonesia
Karo travel guide
Karo is a city in North Sumatra, Indonesia, home to about 279,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- LSR57 km · Alas Leuser Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Language
- Indonesian
About
About Karo
Karo Regency is a landlocked regency of North Sumatra Province of Indonesia, situated in the Barisan Mountains.
Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
When to go
The best time to visit Karo
Karo has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; December is the wettest, with about 380 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 Karo: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Alas Leuser Airport (LSR), about 57 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kualanamu International Airport (KNO, 86 km) is also within reach.
LSR · Alas Leuser Airport
KNO · Kualanamu International Airport
Questions
Karo: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Karo?
Karo has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; December is the wettest, with about 380 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Karo?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Alas Leuser Airport (LSR), about 57 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kualanamu International Airport (KNO, 86 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Karo?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Karo
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.