Arauca Department · Colombia
Arauca travel guide
Arauca is a city in Arauca Department, Colombia, home to about 97,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- AUC4 km · Santiago Perez Airport
- Currency
- COPColombian peso
- Time zone
- America/Bogota
- Language
- Spanish
Where to stay
Hotels in Arauca
2 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gran Hotel Internacional Sanbara | 0.8 km | |
| Hotel Punta Arena Spa Boutique | 0.6 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Arauca
Arauca has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; July is the wettest, with about 272 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 Arauca: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Santiago Perez Airport (AUC), about 3.6 km from the city centre in a straight line; Gustavo Vargas Airport (TME, 131 km) is also within reach.
AUC · Santiago Perez Airport
TME · Gustavo Vargas Airport
Questions
Arauca: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Arauca?
Arauca has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; July is the wettest, with about 272 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Arauca?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Santiago Perez Airport (AUC), about 3.6 km from the city centre in a straight line; Gustavo Vargas Airport (TME, 131 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Arauca?
Colombian peso (COP).
Nearby
Destinations near Arauca
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.