Áncash Department · Peru
Centenario travel guide
Centenario is a city in Áncash Department, Peru, home to about 61,000 people.
- Best months
- January and May
- Nearest airport
- CHM116 km · FAP Lieutenant Jaime Andres de Montreuil Morales Airport
- Currency
- PENNuevo sol
- Time zone
- America/Lima
- Language
- Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
Where to stay
Hotels in Centenario
2 hotels 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Casa de Ana | 0.7 km | |
| La Casa de Maruja BB | 1.7 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Centenario
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Centenario are January and May. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 18 °C; February is the wettest, with about 139 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 Centenario: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is FAP Lieutenant Jaime Andres de Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM), about 116 km from the city centre in a straight line.
CHM · FAP Lieutenant Jaime Andres de Montreuil Morales Airport
Questions
Centenario: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Centenario?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Centenario are January and May. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 18 °C; February is the wettest, with about 139 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Centenario?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is FAP Lieutenant Jaime Andres de Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM), about 116 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Centenario?
Nuevo sol (PEN).
Nearby
Destinations near Centenario
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.