East Nusa Tenggara · Indonesia
Malaka travel guide
Malaka is a city in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, home to about 187,000 people.
- Best months
- June and July
- Nearest airport
- UAI51 km · Commander in Chief of FALINTIL, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, International Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar
- Language
- Indonesian
Where to stay
Hotels in Malaka
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wisma Ceria RedPartner RedDoorz | 1.1 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Malaka
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Malaka are June and July. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; January is the wettest, with about 283 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 Malaka: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Commander in Chief of FALINTIL, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, International Airport (UAI), about 51 km from the city centre in a straight line; Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International Airport (OEC, 75 km) and Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL, 132 km) are also within reach.
UAI · Commander in Chief of FALINTIL, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, International Airport
OEC · Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International Airport
DIL · Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport
Questions
Malaka: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Malaka?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Malaka are June and July. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; January is the wettest, with about 283 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Malaka?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Commander in Chief of FALINTIL, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, International Airport (UAI), about 51 km from the city centre in a straight line; Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International Airport (OEC, 75 km) and Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL, 132 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Malaka?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Malaka
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.