North Maluku · Indonesia
West Halmahera travel guide
West Halmahera is a city in North Maluku, Indonesia, home to about 130,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- TTE68 km · Sultan Babullah Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jayapura
- Language
- Indonesian
When to go
The best time to visit West Halmahera
West Halmahera has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; June is the wettest, with about 260 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 West Halmahera: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sultan Babullah Airport (TTE), about 68 km from the city centre in a straight line.
TTE · Sultan Babullah Airport
Questions
West Halmahera: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit West Halmahera?
West Halmahera has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; June is the wettest, with about 260 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to West Halmahera?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sultan Babullah Airport (TTE), about 68 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in West Halmahera?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near West Halmahera
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.