West Sumatra · Indonesia
Padang Pariaman travel guide
Padang Pariaman is a city in West Sumatra, Indonesia, home to about 458,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- PDG21 km · Minangkabau International Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Language
- Indonesian
About
About Padang Pariaman
Padang Pariaman Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 1,343.58 km2, and it had a population of 390,204 at the 2010 census and 430,626 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 467,040 (comprising 234,860 males and 232,180 females).
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When to go
The best time to visit Padang Pariaman
Padang Pariaman 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; November is the wettest, with about 366 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 Pariaman: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Minangkabau International Airport (PDG), about 21 km from the city centre in a straight line.
PDG · Minangkabau International Airport
Questions
Padang Pariaman: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Padang Pariaman?
Padang Pariaman 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; November is the wettest, with about 366 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Padang Pariaman?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Minangkabau International Airport (PDG), about 21 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Padang Pariaman?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Padang Pariaman
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.