West Sumatra · Indonesia
Padang Panjang travel guide
Padang Panjang is a city in West Sumatra, Indonesia, home to about 52,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- PDG38 km · Minangkabau International Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Language
- Indonesian
When to go
The best time to visit Padang Panjang
Padang Panjang has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; April 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 Padang Panjang: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Minangkabau International Airport (PDG), about 38 km from the city centre in a straight line.
PDG · Minangkabau International Airport
Questions
Padang Panjang: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Padang Panjang?
Padang Panjang has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; April is the wettest, with about 289 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Padang Panjang?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Minangkabau International Airport (PDG), about 38 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Padang Panjang?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Padang Panjang
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.