Region · Indonesia
Best time to visit Highland Papua
This guide covers 6 destinations in Highland Papua, a first-level administrative division of Indonesia. The largest by population are Yahukimo, Jayawijaya and Tolikara. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Wamena Airport (WMX).
- Destinations in this guide
- 6
- Main airport
- WMXWamena Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jayapura
Destinations
Destinations in Highland Papua
Every destination in this guide in Highland Papua, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahukimo | 309,807 | WMX · 108 km | |
| Jayawijaya | 262,909 | WMX · 15 km | |
| Tolikara | 226,524 | WMX · 79 km | |
| Lanny Jaya | 109,763 | WMX · 77 km | |
| Nduga | 103,373 | WMX · 102 km | |
| Yalimo | 82,476 | WMX · 65 km |
When to go
Best time to visit Highland Papua
From the climate of 6 destinations in Highland Papua 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 6 | 27 °C | 291 mm |
| February | 0 of 6 | 27 °C | 291 mm |
| March | 0 of 6 | 26 °C | 331 mm |
| April | 0 of 6 | 27 °C | 288 mm |
| May | 0 of 6 | 26 °C | 271 mm |
| June | 0 of 6 | 26 °C | 248 mm |
| July | 0 of 6 | 25 °C | 235 mm |
| August | 0 of 6 | 25 °C | 245 mm |
| September | 0 of 6 | 26 °C | 212 mm |
| October | 0 of 6 | 27 °C | 267 mm |
| November | 0 of 6 | 27 °C | 232 mm |
| December | 0 of 6 | 27 °C | 262 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 Highland Papua
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Highland Papua 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.
WMX · Wamena Airport
UGU · Bilorai Airport
OKL · Oksibil Airport
TIM · Mozes Kilangin Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Highland Papua, 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 Highland Papua
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). A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.