North Sumatra · Indonesia
Samosir travel guide
Samosir is a city in North Sumatra, Indonesia, home to about 142,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- KNO112 km · Kualanamu International Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Language
- Indonesian
When to go
The best time to visit Samosir
Samosir 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; December is the wettest, with about 340 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 Samosir: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), about 112 km from the city centre in a straight line; Dr. Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport (FLZ, 122 km) and Alas Leuser Airport (LSR, 126 km) are also within reach.
KNO · Kualanamu International Airport
FLZ · Dr. Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport
LSR · Alas Leuser Airport
Questions
Samosir: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Samosir?
Samosir 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; December is the wettest, with about 340 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Samosir?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), about 112 km from the city centre in a straight line; Dr. Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport (FLZ, 122 km) and Alas Leuser Airport (LSR, 126 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Samosir?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Samosir
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.