Region: Southwest Papua · Indonesia
Raja Ampat travel guide
Raja Ampat is a city in Southwest Papua, Indonesia, home to about 62,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- SOQ150 km · Domine Eduard Osok Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jayapura
- Plugs
- C, F · 230 V
- Emergency
- 112
- Language
- Indonesian
When to go
The best time to visit Raja Ampat
Raja Ampat has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; March is the wettest, with about 238 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).
Public holidays in Indonesia, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Raja Ampat: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Domine Eduard Osok Airport (SOQ), about 150 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Questions
Raja Ampat: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Raja Ampat?
Raja Ampat has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; March is the wettest, with about 238 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Raja Ampat?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Domine Eduard Osok Airport (SOQ), about 150 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Raja Ampat?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Raja Ampat
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; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.