Papua · Indonesia
Yapen Islands travel guide
Yapen Islands is a city in Papua, Indonesia, home to about 107,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- BIK69 km · Frans Kaisiepo Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jayapura
- Language
- Indonesian
When to go
The best time to visit Yapen Islands
Yapen Islands has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; March is the wettest, with about 332 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 Yapen Islands: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), about 69 km from the city centre in a straight line.
BIK · Frans Kaisiepo Airport
Questions
Yapen Islands: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Yapen Islands?
Yapen Islands has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; March is the wettest, with about 332 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Yapen Islands?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), about 69 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Yapen Islands?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Yapen Islands
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.