East Nusa Tenggara · Indonesia
Southwest Sumba travel guide
Southwest Sumba is a city in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, home to about 301,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- BMU122 km · Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar
- Language
- Indonesian
About
About Southwest Sumba
Southwest Sumba Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sumba Barat Daya) is a regency on Sumba Island in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Established on 2 January 2007 out of parts of West Sumba Regency, the regency has its seat (capital) in Tambolaka (part of the town of Waitabula in the north), while Bondokodi in the largest village in the west.
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When to go
The best time to visit Southwest Sumba
Southwest Sumba 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; December is the wettest, with about 346 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 Southwest Sumba: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU), about 122 km from the city centre in a straight line.
BMU · Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport
Questions
Southwest Sumba: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Southwest Sumba?
Southwest Sumba 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; December is the wettest, with about 346 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Southwest Sumba?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU), about 122 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Southwest Sumba?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Southwest Sumba
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.