Region · Indonesia
Best time to visit South Papua
This guide covers 4 destinations in South Papua, a first-level administrative division of Indonesia. The largest by population are Merauke, Asmat and Mappi. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Tanah Merah Airport (TMH).
- Destinations in this guide
- 4
- Main airport
- TMHTanah Merah Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jayapura
Destinations
Destinations in South Papua
Every destination in this guide in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merauke | 219,438 | MKQ · 126 km | |
| Asmat | 101,086 | ||
| Mappi | 100,182 | TMH · 115 km | |
| Boven Digoel | 52,527 | TMH · 35 km |
When to go
Best time to visit South Papua
From the climate of 4 destinations in South 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 4 | 30 °C | 313 mm |
| February | 0 of 4 | 30 °C | 308 mm |
| March | 0 of 4 | 30 °C | 400 mm |
| April | 0 of 4 | 31 °C | 393 mm |
| May | 0 of 4 | 30 °C | 381 mm |
| June | 0 of 4 | 30 °C | 310 mm |
| July | 0 of 4 | 29 °C | 322 mm |
| August | 0 of 4 | 29 °C | 364 mm |
| September | 0 of 4 | 30 °C | 327 mm |
| October | 0 of 4 | 31 °C | 324 mm |
| November | 0 of 4 | 31 °C | 243 mm |
| December | 0 of 4 | 30 °C | 287 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 South Papua
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in South 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.
TMH · Tanah Merah Airport
MKQ · Mopah International Airport
OKL · Oksibil Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in South 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 South 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.