Antioquia · Colombia

Caldas travel guide

Caldas is a city in Antioquia, Colombia, home to about 85,000 people.

Nearest airport
EOH15 km · Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport
Currency
COPColombian peso
Time zone
America/Bogota
Language
Spanish

Where to stay

Hotels in Caldas

1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.

HotelTypeOpenedFrom centreWebsite
Hacienda La Sierrahotel14.1 km

When to go

The best time to visit Caldas

Caldas has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; May is the wettest, with about 260 mm of rain.

0°15°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec260 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Caldas: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH), about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line; Jose Maria Córdova International Airport (MDE, 25 km) and La Nubia Airport (MZL, 119 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

EOH · Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport

15.4 km from the centreICAO SKMD
large airport

MDE · Jose Maria Córdova International Airport

25.0 km from the centreICAO SKRG
medium airport

MZL · La Nubia Airport

119.3 km from the centreICAO SKMZ

Questions

Caldas: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Caldas?

Caldas has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; May is the wettest, with about 260 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Caldas?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH), about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line; Jose Maria Córdova International Airport (MDE, 25 km) and La Nubia Airport (MZL, 119 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Caldas?

Colombian peso (COP).

Nearby

Destinations near Caldas

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.