East Nusa Tenggara · Indonesia
North Central Timor travel guide
North Central Timor is a city in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, home to about 248,000 people.
- Best months
- May to August
- Nearest airport
- OEC32 km · Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar
- Language
- Indonesian
About
About North Central Timor
North Central Timor Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Timor Tengah Utara) is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. It covers an area of 2,669.70 km2, and had a population of 229,803 at the 2010 Census and 259,829 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 279,637 (comprising 140,357 males and 139,280 females).
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When to go
The best time to visit North Central Timor
The most comfortable months for a city stay in North Central Timor are May to August. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; January is the wettest, with about 289 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 North Central Timor: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International Airport (OEC), about 32 km from the city centre in a straight line; Commander in Chief of FALINTIL, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, International Airport (UAI, 90 km) and El Tari Airport (KOE, 120 km) are also within reach.
OEC · Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International Airport
UAI · Commander in Chief of FALINTIL, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, International Airport
KOE · El Tari Airport
Questions
North Central Timor: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit North Central Timor?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in North Central Timor are May to August. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; January is the wettest, with about 289 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to North Central Timor?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International Airport (OEC), about 32 km from the city centre in a straight line; Commander in Chief of FALINTIL, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, International Airport (UAI, 90 km) and El Tari Airport (KOE, 120 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in North Central Timor?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near North Central Timor
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.