Norte de Santander Department · Colombia
Atalaya travel guide
Atalaya is a city in Norte de Santander Department, Colombia, home to about 400,000 people.
- Best months
- January and February
- Nearest airport
- CUC3 km · Camilo Daza International Airport
- Currency
- COPColombian peso
- Time zone
- America/Bogota
- Language
- Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit Atalaya
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Atalaya are January and February. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; October is the wettest, with about 219 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 Atalaya: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC), about 2.6 km from the city centre in a straight line; Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ, 12 km) and Mayor Buenaventura Vivas International Airport (STD, 66 km) are also within reach.
CUC · Camilo Daza International Airport
SVZ · Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport
STD · Mayor Buenaventura Vivas International Airport
Questions
Atalaya: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Atalaya?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Atalaya are January and February. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; October is the wettest, with about 219 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Atalaya?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC), about 2.6 km from the city centre in a straight line; Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ, 12 km) and Mayor Buenaventura Vivas International Airport (STD, 66 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Atalaya?
Colombian peso (COP).
Nearby
Destinations near Atalaya
Sources: city facts from Wikidata; 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.