Sucre · Venezuela
Cumaná travel guide
Cumaná is a city in Sucre, Venezuela, home to about 375,000 people.
- Best months
- December to February
- Nearest airport
- CUM4 km · Antonio José de Sucre Airport
- Currency
- VESsovereign bolivar
- Time zone
- America/Caracas
- Language
- Spanish, Venezuelan Sign Language
About
About Cumaná
Cumaná is the capital city of Venezuela's Sucre State. It is located 402 kilometres (250 mi) east of Caracas.
Cumaná is said to be the oldest continuously inhabited city by Europeans in South America and, to that end, one of the first in all of mainland America, starting as a settlement by Franciscan friars in 1515 with the name Nuevo Toledo. It saw a volatile history of military engagement between the indigenous Cumanagoto people and the Spanish conquistadors until the former were finally routed in a not-so-innocuous way at which point Cumaná became a viceroyalty of Spain.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Cumaná
See
- San Antonio de la Eminencia Castle
- Santa Maria de la Cabeza Castle
- Cumaná Museum of Contemporary Art
- Casa Natal de Andrés Eloy Blanco
- Museo Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho
- Cumaná Cathedral
- Plaza Bolivar
- Iglesia Santa Ines
- Ruinas del Convento de San Francisco
- Museo del Mar
- Monumento De Los 500 Años
- Castillo de Araya
Do
- Playa San Luis
- Playa El Castillo
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When to go
The best time to visit Cumaná
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Cumaná are December to February. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; August is the wettest, with about 184 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 Cumaná: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM), about 4.0 km from the city centre in a straight line; Del Caribe Santiago Mariño International Airport (PMV, 56 km) and General José Antonio Anzoategui International Airport (BLA, 69 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Being about 400 km east of Caracas, Cumaná is about a 6 hour drive from the national capital along Trunk Road 9.
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CUM · Antonio José de Sucre Airport
PMV · Del Caribe Santiago Mariño International Airport
BLA · General José Antonio Anzoategui International Airport
Questions
Cumaná: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Cumaná?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Cumaná are December to February. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; August is the wettest, with about 184 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Cumaná?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM), about 4.0 km from the city centre in a straight line; Del Caribe Santiago Mariño International Airport (PMV, 56 km) and General José Antonio Anzoategui International Airport (BLA, 69 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Cumaná?
sovereign bolivar (VES).
Nearby
Destinations near Cumaná
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.