Anzoátegui · Venezuela
Barcelona travel guide
Barcelona is a city in Anzoátegui, Venezuela, home to about 550,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- BLA3 km · General José Antonio Anzoategui International Airport
- Currency
- VESsovereign bolivar
- Time zone
- America/Caracas
- Language
- Spanish, Venezuelan Sign Language
About
About Barcelona
Barcelona, originally called Nueva Barcelona, is the capital of Anzoátegui State in Venezuela. Together with Puerto La Cruz, Lechería and Guanta, Barcelona forms Barcelona-Puerto La Cruz with a population of approximately 950,000.
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When to go
The best time to visit Barcelona
Barcelona has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; August is the wettest, with about 137 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 Barcelona: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is General José Antonio Anzoategui International Airport (BLA), about 2.7 km from the city centre in a straight line; Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM, 70 km) and Del Caribe Santiago Mariño International Airport (PMV, 117 km) are also within reach.
BLA · General José Antonio Anzoategui International Airport
CUM · Antonio José de Sucre Airport
PMV · Del Caribe Santiago Mariño International Airport
Questions
Barcelona: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Barcelona?
Barcelona has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; August is the wettest, with about 137 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Barcelona?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is General José Antonio Anzoategui International Airport (BLA), about 2.7 km from the city centre in a straight line; Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM, 70 km) and Del Caribe Santiago Mariño International Airport (PMV, 117 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Barcelona?
sovereign bolivar (VES).
Nearby
Destinations near Barcelona
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.