Huila Department · Colombia
La Plata travel guide
La Plata is a city in Huila Department, Colombia, home to about 67,000 people.
- Best months
- August and September
- Nearest airport
- PPN80 km · Guillermo León Valencia Airport
- Currency
- COPColombian peso
- Time zone
- America/Bogota
- Language
- Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit La Plata
The most comfortable months for a city stay in La Plata are August and September. September is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; November is the wettest, with about 168 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 La Plata: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Guillermo León Valencia Airport (PPN), about 80 km from the city centre in a straight line; Benito Salas Airport (NVA, 91 km) and Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA, 96 km) are also within reach.
PPN · Guillermo León Valencia Airport
NVA · Benito Salas Airport
FLA · Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport
Questions
La Plata: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit La Plata?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in La Plata are August and September. September is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; November is the wettest, with about 168 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to La Plata?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Guillermo León Valencia Airport (PPN), about 80 km from the city centre in a straight line; Benito Salas Airport (NVA, 91 km) and Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA, 96 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in La Plata?
Colombian peso (COP).
Nearby
Destinations near La Plata
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.