Mérida · Venezuela
El Vigía travel guide
El Vigía is a city in Mérida, Venezuela, home to about 156,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- VIG2 km · Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport
- Currency
- VESsovereign bolivar
- Time zone
- America/Caracas
- Language
- Spanish, Venezuelan Sign Language
When to go
The best time to visit El Vigía
El Vigía has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; November is the wettest, with about 178 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 Vigía: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG), about 2.1 km from the city centre in a straight line; Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC, 121 km) and Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ, 122 km) are also within reach.
VIG · Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport
CUC · Camilo Daza International Airport
SVZ · Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport
Questions
El Vigía: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit El Vigía?
El Vigía has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; November is the wettest, with about 178 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to El Vigía?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG), about 2.1 km from the city centre in a straight line; Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC, 121 km) and Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ, 122 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in El Vigía?
sovereign bolivar (VES).
Nearby
Destinations near El Vigía
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.