West Sumatra · Indonesia

Solok travel guide

Solok is a city in West Sumatra, Indonesia, home to about 69,000 people.

Nearest airport
PDG42 km · Minangkabau International Airport
Currency
IDRrupiah
Time zone
Asia/Jakarta
Language
Indonesian

When to go

The best time to visit Solok

Solok has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; April is the wettest, with about 313 mm of rain.

0°17°33°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec313 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Solok: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Minangkabau International Airport (PDG), about 42 km from the city centre in a straight line.

large airport

PDG · Minangkabau International Airport

41.6 km from the centreICAO WIEE

Questions

Solok: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Solok?

Solok has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; April is the wettest, with about 313 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Solok?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Minangkabau International Airport (PDG), about 42 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Solok?

rupiah (IDR).

Nearby

Destinations near Solok

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.