Region: North Sulawesi · Indonesia
Sangihe Islands travel guide
Sangihe Islands is a city in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, home to about 140,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- NAH76 km · Naha Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar
- Plugs
- C, F · 230 V
- Emergency
- 112
- Language
- Indonesian
When to go
The best time to visit Sangihe Islands
Sangihe Islands has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; January is the wettest, with about 451 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 Sangihe Islands: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Naha Airport (NAH), about 76 km from the city centre in a straight line.
NAH · Naha Airport
Questions
Sangihe Islands: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Sangihe Islands?
Sangihe Islands has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; January is the wettest, with about 451 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Sangihe Islands?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Naha Airport (NAH), about 76 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Sangihe Islands?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Sangihe Islands
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.