West Nusa Tenggara · Indonesia
West Sumbawa travel guide
West Sumbawa is a city in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, home to about 132,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- LOP71 km · Lombok International Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar
- Language
- Indonesian
When to go
The best time to visit West Sumbawa
West Sumbawa has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; December is the wettest, with about 311 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 Sumbawa: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lombok International Airport (LOP), about 71 km from the city centre in a straight line.
LOP · Lombok International Airport
Questions
West Sumbawa: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit West Sumbawa?
West Sumbawa has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; December is the wettest, with about 311 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to West Sumbawa?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lombok International Airport (LOP), about 71 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in West Sumbawa?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near West Sumbawa
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.