La Guajira Department · Colombia
Maicao travel guide
Maicao is a city in La Guajira Department, Colombia, home to about 124,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- RCH76 km · Almirante Padilla Airport
- Currency
- COPColombian peso
- Time zone
- America/Bogota
- Language
- Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit Maicao
Maicao has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; October is the wettest, with about 225 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 Maicao: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH), about 76 km from the city centre in a straight line; La Chinita International Airport (MAR, 107 km) is also within reach.
RCH · Almirante Padilla Airport
MAR · La Chinita International Airport
Questions
Maicao: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Maicao?
Maicao has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; October is the wettest, with about 225 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Maicao?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH), about 76 km from the city centre in a straight line; La Chinita International Airport (MAR, 107 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Maicao?
Colombian peso (COP).
Nearby
Destinations near Maicao
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.