West Sumatra · Indonesia
West Pasaman travel guide
West Pasaman is a city in West Sumatra, Indonesia, home to about 425,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- PDG146 km · Minangkabau International Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Language
- Indonesian
About
About West Pasaman
West Pasaman Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of West Sumatra province of Indonesia. The most northerly of the coastal regencies within the province, it has a land area of 3,887.77 km2.
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When to go
The best time to visit West Pasaman
West Pasaman 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; January is the wettest, with about 275 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 Pasaman: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Minangkabau International Airport (PDG), about 146 km from the city centre in a straight line.
PDG · Minangkabau International Airport
Questions
West Pasaman: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit West Pasaman?
West Pasaman 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; January is the wettest, with about 275 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to West Pasaman?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Minangkabau International Airport (PDG), about 146 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in West Pasaman?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near West Pasaman
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.