Southeast Sulawesi · Indonesia
Kendari travel guide
Kendari is a city in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, home to about 331,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- KXB126 km · Sangia Nibandera Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar
- Language
- Indonesian
About
About Kendari
Kendari is the capital city of the Indonesian province of Southeast Sulawesi. It had a population of 289,966 at the 2010 Census and 345,107 at the 2020 census, making it the most populous city in the province, and the fourth most on Sulawesi.
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When to go
The best time to visit Kendari
Kendari has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; March is the wettest, with about 234 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 Kendari: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sangia Nibandera Airport (KXB), about 126 km from the city centre in a straight line.
KXB · Sangia Nibandera Airport
Questions
Kendari: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kendari?
Kendari has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; March is the wettest, with about 234 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kendari?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sangia Nibandera Airport (KXB), about 126 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Kendari?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Kendari
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.