West Sumatra · Indonesia
Pasaman travel guide
Pasaman is a city in West Sumatra, Indonesia, home to about 253,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- PDG108 km · Minangkabau International Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Language
- Indonesian
About
About Pasaman
Pasaman Regency is a land-locked regency (kabupaten) in the north of West Sumatra province of Indonesia. It has a land area of 3,947.63 square kilometres (1,524.19 sq mi) and had a population of 252,981 at the 2010 Census and 299,851 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 322,930 (comprising 163,130 males and 159,810 females).
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When to go
The best time to visit Pasaman
Pasaman has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; January is the wettest, with about 298 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 Pasaman: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Minangkabau International Airport (PDG), about 108 km from the city centre in a straight line.
PDG · Minangkabau International Airport
Questions
Pasaman: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Pasaman?
Pasaman has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; January is the wettest, with about 298 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Pasaman?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Minangkabau International Airport (PDG), about 108 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Pasaman?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Pasaman
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.