Region · Indonesia
Where to stay in South Sumatra
This guide covers 19 destinations in South Sumatra, a first-level administrative division of Indonesia, with 220 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Palembang, Banyuasin and Ogan Komering Ilir. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Pendopo Airport (PDO).
- Destinations in this guide
- 19
- Places to stay
- 220
- Main airport
- PDOPendopo Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
Destinations
Destinations in South Sumatra
Every destination in this guide in South Sumatra, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palembang | 1,535,952 | 170 | PLM · 12 km |
| Lubuk Linggau | 208,225 | 19 | BKS · 86 km |
| Prabumulih | 188,082 | 10 | PDO · 43 km |
| Pagar Alam | 136,244 | 10 | BKS · 103 km |
| Lahat | 418,845 | 4 | PDO · 67 km |
| Musi Banyuasin | 600,059 | 3 | PDO · 44 km |
| Ogan Ilir | 428,148 | 2 | PLM · 60 km |
| Baturaja | 132,772 | 1 | PDO · 98 km |
| Muara Enim | 76,066 | 1 | PDO · 44 km |
| Banyuasin | 797,471 | PLM · 35 km | |
| Ogan Komering Ilir | 715,345 | PLM · 91 km | |
| East Ogan Komering Ulu | 623,048 | PLM · 107 km | |
| Muara Enim | 557,758 | PDO · 109 km | |
| South Ogan Komering Ulu | 405,714 | TKG · 146 km | |
| Empat Lawang | 322,184 | BKS · 74 km | |
| North Musi Rawas | 182,807 | PDO · 125 km | |
| Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir | 161,952 | PDO · 24 km | |
| Sekayu | 93,424 | PDO · 39 km | |
| Talang Ubi | 88,052 | PDO · 4 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in South Sumatra
220 hotels in South Sumatra 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 South Sumatra
From the climate of 19 destinations in South Sumatra 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 19 | 31 °C | 281 mm |
| February | 0 of 19 | 31 °C | 257 mm |
| March | 0 of 19 | 32 °C | 358 mm |
| April | 0 of 19 | 33 °C | 289 mm |
| May | 0 of 19 | 33 °C | 172 mm |
| June | 0 of 19 | 33 °C | 117 mm |
| July | 0 of 19 | 33 °C | 142 mm |
| August | 0 of 19 | 33 °C | 108 mm |
| September | 0 of 19 | 33 °C | 155 mm |
| October | 0 of 19 | 33 °C | 237 mm |
| November | 0 of 19 | 32 °C | 293 mm |
| December | 0 of 19 | 31 °C | 325 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 Sumatra
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in South Sumatra 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.
PDO · Pendopo Airport
PLM · Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport
BKS · Fatmawati Soekarno Airport
TKG · Radin Inten II International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in South Sumatra, 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 Sumatra
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.