Moquegua Department · Peru
Ilo travel guide
Ilo is a city in Moquegua Department, Peru, home to about 66,000 people.
- Best months
- all year
- Nearest airport
- ILQ5 km · General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport
- Currency
- PENNuevo sol
- Time zone
- America/Lima
- Language
- Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit Ilo
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Ilo are all year. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; July is the wettest, with about 1 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 Ilo: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport (ILQ), about 5.4 km from the city centre in a straight line; Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ, 120 km) and Chacalluta International Airport (ARI, 131 km) are also within reach.
ILQ · General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport
TCQ · Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport
ARI · Chacalluta International Airport
Questions
Ilo: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Ilo?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Ilo are all year. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; July is the wettest, with about 1 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Ilo?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport (ILQ), about 5.4 km from the city centre in a straight line; Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ, 120 km) and Chacalluta International Airport (ARI, 131 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Ilo?
Nuevo sol (PEN).
Nearby
Destinations near Ilo
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.