Highland Papua · Indonesia

Yalimo travel guide

Yalimo is a city in Highland Papua, Indonesia, home to about 82,000 people.

Nearest airport
WMX65 km · Wamena Airport
Currency
IDRrupiah
Time zone
Asia/Jayapura
Language
Indonesian

When to go

The best time to visit Yalimo

Yalimo has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; March is the wettest, with about 322 mm of rain.

0°15°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec322 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Yalimo: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Wamena Airport (WMX), about 65 km from the city centre in a straight line.

medium airport

WMX · Wamena Airport

64.9 km from the centreICAO WAVV

Questions

Yalimo: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Yalimo?

Yalimo has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; March is the wettest, with about 322 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Yalimo?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Wamena Airport (WMX), about 65 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Yalimo?

rupiah (IDR).

Nearby

Destinations near Yalimo

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.