Loreto Department · Peru
Alto Amazonas Province travel guide
Alto Amazonas Province is a city in Loreto Department, Peru, home to about 160,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- YMS4 km · Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport
- Currency
- PENNuevo sol
- Time zone
- America/Lima
- Language
- Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit Alto Amazonas Province
Alto Amazonas Province has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. September is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; March is the wettest, with about 251 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 Alto Amazonas Province: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport (YMS), about 3.9 km from the city centre in a straight line; Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport (TPP, 75 km) is also within reach.
YMS · Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport
TPP · Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport
Questions
Alto Amazonas Province: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Alto Amazonas Province?
Alto Amazonas Province has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. September is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; March is the wettest, with about 251 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Alto Amazonas Province?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport (YMS), about 3.9 km from the city centre in a straight line; Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport (TPP, 75 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Alto Amazonas Province?
Nuevo sol (PEN).
Nearby
Destinations near Alto Amazonas Province
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.