East Nusa Tenggara · Indonesia

Lembata travel guide

Lembata is a city in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, home to about 131,000 people.

Nearest airport
OEC123 km · Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International Airport
Currency
IDRrupiah
Time zone
Asia/Makassar
Language
Indonesian

Where to stay

Hotels in Lembata

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

HotelTypeOpenedFrom centreWebsite
Hotel Puri Mutiara Lembata RedPartner
RedDoorz
guest house14.7 km
Hotel Rejeki RedPartner
RedDoorz
guest house15.8 km

When to go

The best time to visit Lembata

Lembata has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; January is the wettest, with about 258 mm of rain.

0°16°31°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec258 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 Lembata: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International Airport (OEC), about 123 km from the city centre in a straight line.

large airport

OEC · Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International Airport

122.7 km from the centreICAO WPOC

Questions

Lembata: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Lembata?

Lembata has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; January is the wettest, with about 258 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Lembata?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International Airport (OEC), about 123 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Lembata?

rupiah (IDR).

Nearby

Destinations near Lembata

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.