West Sumatra · Indonesia
Mentawai Islands travel guide
Mentawai Islands is a city in West Sumatra, Indonesia, home to about 81,000 people.
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Language
- Indonesian
When to go
The best time to visit Mentawai Islands
Mentawai Islands 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; November is the wettest, with about 367 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).
Questions
Mentawai Islands: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Mentawai Islands?
Mentawai Islands 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; November is the wettest, with about 367 mm of rain.
What currency is used in Mentawai Islands?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Mentawai Islands
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; 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.