Magdalena Department · Colombia

Ciénaga travel guide

Ciénaga is a city in Magdalena Department, Colombia, home to about 118,000 people.

Nearest airport
SMR13 km · Simón Bolívar International Airport
Currency
COPColombian peso
Time zone
America/Bogota
Language
Spanish

Where to stay

Hotels in Ciénaga

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
Decameron Galeónhotel10.0 kmdecameron.com

When to go

The best time to visit Ciénaga

Ciénaga has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; October is the wettest, with about 242 mm of rain.

0°15°31°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec242 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 Ciénaga: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ, 60 km) and Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP, 126 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

SMR · Simón Bolívar International Airport

12.7 km from the centreICAO SKSM
large airport

BAQ · Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport

59.7 km from the centreICAO SKBQ
medium airport

VUP · Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport

126.1 km from the centreICAO SKVP

Questions

Ciénaga: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Ciénaga?

Ciénaga has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; October is the wettest, with about 242 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Ciénaga?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ, 60 km) and Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP, 126 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Ciénaga?

Colombian peso (COP).

Nearby

Destinations near Ciénaga

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.