Rio Grande do Sul · Brazil
Cruz Alta travel guide
Cruz Alta is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, home to about 59,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- GEL68 km · Santo Ângelo Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
When to go
The best time to visit Cruz Alta
Cruz Alta has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; October is the wettest, with about 210 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 Cruz Alta: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Santo Ângelo Airport (GEL), about 68 km from the city centre in a straight line; Santa Maria Airport (RIA, 120 km) and Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB, 133 km) are also within reach.
GEL · Santo Ângelo Airport
RIA · Santa Maria Airport
PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport
Questions
Cruz Alta: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Cruz Alta?
Cruz Alta has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; October is the wettest, with about 210 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Cruz Alta?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Santo Ângelo Airport (GEL), about 68 km from the city centre in a straight line; Santa Maria Airport (RIA, 120 km) and Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB, 133 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Cruz Alta?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Cruz Alta
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.