Southwest Papua · Indonesia
South Sorong travel guide
South Sorong is a city in Southwest Papua, Indonesia, home to about 59,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- SOQ130 km · Domine Eduard Osok Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jayapura
- Language
- Indonesian
When to go
The best time to visit South Sorong
South Sorong has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; May is the wettest, with about 407 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 South Sorong: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Domine Eduard Osok Airport (SOQ), about 130 km from the city centre in a straight line.
SOQ · Domine Eduard Osok Airport
Questions
South Sorong: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit South Sorong?
South Sorong has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; May is the wettest, with about 407 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to South Sorong?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Domine Eduard Osok Airport (SOQ), about 130 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in South Sorong?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near South Sorong
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.