West Kalimantan · Indonesia
Sintang travel guide
Sintang is a city in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, home to about 399,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- NPO48 km · Nanga Pinoh Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Language
- Indonesian
About
About Sintang
Sintang Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 18,517.85 km2, and had a population of 364,759 at the 2010 Census and 421,306 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 449,211 (comprising 231,411 males and 217,800 females).
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When to go
The best time to visit Sintang
Sintang has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; April is the wettest, with about 351 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 Sintang: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Nanga Pinoh Airport (NPO), about 48 km from the city centre in a straight line; Tebelian Airport (SQG, 70 km) and Pangsuma Airport (PSU, 140 km) are also within reach.
NPO · Nanga Pinoh Airport
SQG · Tebelian Airport
PSU · Pangsuma Airport
Questions
Sintang: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Sintang?
Sintang has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; April is the wettest, with about 351 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Sintang?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Nanga Pinoh Airport (NPO), about 48 km from the city centre in a straight line; Tebelian Airport (SQG, 70 km) and Pangsuma Airport (PSU, 140 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Sintang?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Sintang
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.