Cajamarca Department · Peru
Chota travel guide
Chota is a city in Cajamarca Department, Peru, home to about 55,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- CJA67 km · Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport
- Currency
- PENNuevo sol
- Time zone
- America/Lima
- Language
- Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit Chota
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Chota are May to September. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 20 °C; March is the wettest, with about 193 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 Chota: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport (CJA), about 67 km from the city centre in a straight line; Chachapoyas Airport (CHH, 96 km) and Shumba Airport (JAE, 109 km) are also within reach.
CJA · Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport
CHH · Chachapoyas Airport
JAE · Shumba Airport
Questions
Chota: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Chota?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Chota are May to September. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 20 °C; March is the wettest, with about 193 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Chota?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport (CJA), about 67 km from the city centre in a straight line; Chachapoyas Airport (CHH, 96 km) and Shumba Airport (JAE, 109 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Chota?
Nuevo sol (PEN).
Nearby
Destinations near Chota
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.