Region · Indonesia
Where to stay in Central Sulawesi
This guide covers 10 destinations in Central Sulawesi, a first-level administrative division of Indonesia, with 38 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Parigi Moutong, Palu and Donggala. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Mutiara - SIS Al-Jufrie Airport (PLW).
- Destinations in this guide
- 10
- Places to stay
- 38
- Main airport
- PLWMutiara - SIS Al-Jufrie Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar
Destinations
Destinations in Central Sulawesi
Every destination in this guide in Central Sulawesi, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palu | 359,350 | 38 | PLW · 6 km |
| Parigi Moutong | 439,799 | PLW · 143 km | |
| Donggala | 288,686 | PLW · 32 km | |
| Sigi | 241,173 | PLW · 53 km | |
| Poso | 238,400 | PLW · 108 km | |
| Toli-Toli | 208,489 | ||
| Tojo Una-Una | 150,464 | ||
| Banggai Islands | 111,412 | ||
| North Morowali | 107,452 | ||
| Banggai Laut | 70,872 |
Where to stay
Hotels in Central Sulawesi
38 hotels in Central Sulawesi recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Central Sulawesi
From the climate of 10 destinations in Central Sulawesi with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 10 | 30 °C | 122 mm |
| February | 0 of 10 | 30 °C | 120 mm |
| March | 0 of 10 | 30 °C | 146 mm |
| April | 0 of 10 | 30 °C | 128 mm |
| May | 0 of 10 | 30 °C | 153 mm |
| June | 0 of 10 | 30 °C | 163 mm |
| July | 0 of 10 | 30 °C | 168 mm |
| August | 0 of 10 | 30 °C | 134 mm |
| September | 0 of 10 | 30 °C | 103 mm |
| October | 0 of 10 | 31 °C | 100 mm |
| November | 0 of 10 | 30 °C | 121 mm |
| December | 0 of 10 | 30 °C | 105 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Central Sulawesi
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Central Sulawesi name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
Good to know
Public holidays in Central Sulawesi, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Indonesia
Nearby
Regions near Central Sulawesi
Other regions of Indonesia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.