Central Java · Indonesia
Purworejo travel guide
Purworejo is a city in Central Java, Indonesia, home to about 745,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- YIA22 km · Yogyakarta International Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Language
- Indonesian
About
About Purworejo
Purworejo is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten; Javanese: ꦥꦸꦂꦮꦉꦗ, romanized: Purwareja) in the southern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,081.45 km2 and had a population of 695,427 at the 2010 Census and 769,880 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 801,670 (comprising 401,499 males and 400,171 females).
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When to go
The best time to visit Purworejo
Purworejo has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; February is the wettest, with about 361 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 Purworejo: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA), about 22 km from the city centre in a straight line; Adisutjipto International Airport (JOG, 46 km) and Adisoemarmo International Airport (SOC, 85 km) are also within reach.
YIA · Yogyakarta International Airport
JOG · Adisutjipto International Airport
SOC · Adisoemarmo International Airport
Questions
Purworejo: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Purworejo?
Purworejo has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; February is the wettest, with about 361 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Purworejo?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA), about 22 km from the city centre in a straight line; Adisutjipto International Airport (JOG, 46 km) and Adisoemarmo International Airport (SOC, 85 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Purworejo?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Purworejo
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.