Lambayeque Department · Peru
Chiclayo travel guide
Chiclayo is a city in Lambayeque Department, Peru, home to about 553,000 people.
- Best months
- May to December
- Nearest airport
- CIX2 km · Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport
- Currency
- PENNuevo sol
- Time zone
- America/Lima
- Language
- Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
About
About Chiclayo
Chiclayo is the principal city and capital of the Lambayeque region and Chiclayo Province in northern Peru. It is located 13 km (8.1 mi) from the Pacific coast, 208 km (129 mi) from the city of Trujillo, and 770 km (480 mi) from the country's capital, Lima.
It has a population of around 609,000 (2022). It is big enough to have supermarkets and small enough to be manageable without hours spend in city buses.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Chiclayo
See
- Paseo Yortuque
- Paseo de las Musas
- St. Mary's Cathedral
- Museo de Sitio Túcume
- Royal Tombs of Sipán Museum
- Museo de Sitio Huaca Rajada - Sipán
- Pómac Forest Historical Sanctuary
- Sicán National Museum
- Brüning Museum
Do
- Stadium Elías Aguirre
- Beach of Pimentel
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When to go
The best time to visit Chiclayo
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Chiclayo are May to December. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; March is the wettest, with about 38 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 Chiclayo: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX), about 2.2 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting around
Chiclayo is full of Tico taxis. Short journeys cost S/3. A station would be better if less easy to find to go to Sipán, Ferreñafe, Lambayeque or the beaches S/15, or Túcume S/20. Three wheeler motor rickshaw mototaxis cost half the price. "Colectivos" (or "taxi colectivos") in Peru refer to shared sedan taxis that takes 4 passengers, not the midi-bus type in some other South American countries. Combis are 8-12 seater small vans. Uber is available in Chiclayo.
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CIX · Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Chiclayo
Stay safe
The bus companies, hotels & thieves are very central. Do not flash any valuables (such as taking a photo) when walking around this area; it looks safe but there are thieves around. Pimentel is a fairly unsafe area. Travellers are reported to be robbed there in broad daylight, close to the beach.
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Questions
Chiclayo: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Chiclayo?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Chiclayo are May to December. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; March is the wettest, with about 38 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Chiclayo?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX), about 2.2 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Chiclayo?
Nuevo sol (PEN).
Nearby
Destinations near Chiclayo
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.