Junín Department · Peru
El Tambo travel guide
El Tambo is a city in Junín Department, Peru, home to about 157,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- JAU41 km · Francisco Carle Airport
- Currency
- PENNuevo sol
- Time zone
- America/Lima
- Language
- Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit El Tambo
El Tambo has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 17 °C; February is the wettest, with about 199 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 El Tambo: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Francisco Carle Airport (JAU), about 41 km from the city centre in a straight line.
JAU · Francisco Carle Airport
Questions
El Tambo: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit El Tambo?
El Tambo has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 17 °C; February is the wettest, with about 199 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to El Tambo?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Francisco Carle Airport (JAU), about 41 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in El Tambo?
Nuevo sol (PEN).
Nearby
Destinations near El Tambo
Sources: city facts from Wikidata; 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.