North Sumatra · Indonesia
Toba travel guide
Toba is a city in North Sumatra, Indonesia, home to about 169,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- FLZ100 km · Dr. Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Language
- Indonesian
When to go
The best time to visit Toba
Toba has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; December is the wettest, with about 314 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 Toba: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Dr. Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport (FLZ), about 100 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kualanamu International Airport (KNO, 143 km) is also within reach.
FLZ · Dr. Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport
KNO · Kualanamu International Airport
Questions
Toba: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Toba?
Toba has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; December is the wettest, with about 314 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Toba?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Dr. Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport (FLZ), about 100 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kualanamu International Airport (KNO, 143 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Toba?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Toba
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.