Highland Papua · Indonesia
Tolikara travel guide
Tolikara is a city in Highland Papua, Indonesia, home to about 227,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- WMX79 km · Wamena Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jayapura
- Language
- Indonesian
About
About Tolikara
Tolikara Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province of Highland Papua. It covers an area of 14,564 km2, and had a population of 114,427 at the 2010 Census and 239,543 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 248,310.
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When to go
The best time to visit Tolikara
Tolikara has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; May is the wettest, with about 295 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 Tolikara: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Wamena Airport (WMX), about 79 km from the city centre in a straight line.
WMX · Wamena Airport
Questions
Tolikara: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Tolikara?
Tolikara has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; May is the wettest, with about 295 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Tolikara?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Wamena Airport (WMX), about 79 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Tolikara?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Tolikara
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.