Region: Lara · Venezuela
Barquisimeto travel guide
Barquisimeto is a city in Lara, Venezuela, home to about 1,059,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- BRM3 km · Jacinto Lara International Airport
- Currency
- VESsovereign bolivar
- Time zone
- America/Caracas
- Plugs
- A, B · 120 V
- Emergency
- 171
- Language
- Spanish, Venezuelan Sign Language
About
About Barquisimeto
Barquisimeto is the capital city of Lara and seat of the Iribarren Municipality in Venezuela. Barquisimeto is located in the Central-Western Region.
Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Barquisimeto
See
- The Obelisk
- Plaza Bolivar
- Barquisimeto Museum
- Juares Theatre
- Museo de Ciencias Naturales "La Salle"
- Cathedral of Barquisimeto
- Monumento Manto de María Divina Pastora
- Flor de Venezuela
- El Cardenalito Park
- Basilica de Santa Rosa
- Monumento al Sol Naciente
- Parque Temático "Ah Mundo Barquisimeto"
Do
- Temático Bosque Macuto Park
- El Mundo de los Niños
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When to go
The best time to visit Barquisimeto
Barquisimeto has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; June is the wettest, with about 156 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).
Public holidays in Venezuela, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Barquisimeto: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM), about 3.1 km from the city centre in a straight line.
BRM · Jacinto Lara International Airport
Questions
Barquisimeto: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Barquisimeto?
Barquisimeto has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; June is the wettest, with about 156 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Barquisimeto?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM), about 3.1 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Barquisimeto?
sovereign bolivar (VES).
Nearby
Destinations near Barquisimeto
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; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.