Peru
Callao travel guide
Callao is a city in Peru, home to about 537,000 people.
- Best months
- all year
- Nearest airport
- LIM4 km · Jorge Chávez International Airport
- Currency
- PENNuevo sol
- Time zone
- America/Lima
- Language
- Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
About
About Callao
Callao is a seaside city and constitutional province in Peru. Located next to the Pacific Ocean, it forms part of the Lima metropolitan area alongside Lima province.
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Where to stay
Hotels in Callao
1 hotel 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Transit Home Bed and Breakfast | 6.2 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Callao
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Callao are all year. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; July is the wettest, with about 2 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 Callao: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), about 4.3 km from the city centre in a straight line.
LIM · Jorge Chávez International Airport
Questions
Callao: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Callao?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Callao are all year. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; July is the wettest, with about 2 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Callao?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), about 4.3 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Callao?
Nuevo sol (PEN).
Nearby
Destinations near Callao
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.