Bolívar Department · Colombia

El Carmen de Bolívar travel guide

El Carmen de Bolívar is a city in Bolívar Department, Colombia, home to about 66,000 people.

Nearest airport
CZU46 km · Las Brujas Airport
Currency
COPColombian peso
Time zone
America/Bogota
Language
Spanish

When to go

The best time to visit El Carmen de Bolívar

El Carmen de Bolívar has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; August is the wettest, with about 189 mm of rain.

0°17°34°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec189 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 El Carmen de Bolívar: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Las Brujas Airport (CZU), about 46 km from the city centre in a straight line; Rafael Nuñez International Airport (CTG, 91 km) and Los Garzones Airport (MTR, 126 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

CZU · Las Brujas Airport

46.3 km from the centreICAO SKCZ
large airport

CTG · Rafael Nuñez International Airport

91.4 km from the centreICAO SKCG
medium airport

MTR · Los Garzones Airport

125.8 km from the centreICAO SKMR

Questions

El Carmen de Bolívar: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit El Carmen de Bolívar?

El Carmen de Bolívar has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; August is the wettest, with about 189 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to El Carmen de Bolívar?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Las Brujas Airport (CZU), about 46 km from the city centre in a straight line; Rafael Nuñez International Airport (CTG, 91 km) and Los Garzones Airport (MTR, 126 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in El Carmen de Bolívar?

Colombian peso (COP).

Nearby

Destinations near El Carmen de Bolívar

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.