North Kalimantan · Indonesia

Nunukan travel guide

Nunukan is a city in North Kalimantan, Indonesia, home to about 169,000 people.

Nearest airport
TRK131 km · Juwata International Airport / Suharnoko Harbani AFB
Currency
IDRrupiah
Time zone
Asia/Makassar
Language
Indonesian

When to go

The best time to visit Nunukan

Nunukan has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; May is the wettest, with about 298 mm of rain.

0°15°31°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec298 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 Nunukan: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Juwata International Airport / Suharnoko Harbani AFB (TRK), about 131 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bario Airport (BBN, 143 km) is also within reach.

medium airport

TRK · Juwata International Airport / Suharnoko Harbani AFB

131.4 km from the centreICAO WAQQ
medium airport

BBN · Bario Airport

142.6 km from the centreICAO WBGZ

Questions

Nunukan: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Nunukan?

Nunukan has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; May is the wettest, with about 298 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Nunukan?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Juwata International Airport / Suharnoko Harbani AFB (TRK), about 131 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bario Airport (BBN, 143 km) is also within reach.

What currency is used in Nunukan?

rupiah (IDR).

Nearby

Destinations near Nunukan

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.