Central Sulawesi · Indonesia
Poso travel guide
Poso is a city in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, home to about 238,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- PLW108 km · Mutiara - SIS Al-Jufrie Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar
- Language
- Indonesian
About
About Poso
Poso Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 7,553.43 km2, and had a population of 209,228 at the 2010 Census and 244,875 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2025 was 256,672 (comprising 132,460 males and 124,212 females).
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When to go
The best time to visit Poso
Poso has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; July is the wettest, with about 187 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 Poso: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mutiara - SIS Al-Jufrie Airport (PLW), about 108 km from the city centre in a straight line.
PLW · Mutiara - SIS Al-Jufrie Airport
Questions
Poso: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Poso?
Poso has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; July is the wettest, with about 187 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Poso?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mutiara - SIS Al-Jufrie Airport (PLW), about 108 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Poso?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Poso
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.