Region: Monagas · Venezuela
Maturín travel guide
Maturín is a city in Monagas, Venezuela, home to about 753,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- MUN4 km · José Tadeo Monagas International Airport
- Currency
- VESsovereign bolivar
- Time zone
- America/Caracas
- Plugs
- A, B · 120 V
- Emergency
- 171
- Language
- Spanish, Venezuelan Sign Language
About
About Maturín
Maturín is a city in Venezuela, the capital of the Venezuelan state of Monagas and a centre for instrumental exploration and development of the petroleum industry in Venezuela. The metropolitan area of Maturín has a population of 401,384 inhabitants.
Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
When to go
The best time to visit Maturín
Maturín has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; June is the wettest, with about 185 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).
Public holidays in Venezuela, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Maturín: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN), about 4.0 km from the city centre in a straight line; General Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP, 102 km) and Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM, 130 km) are also within reach.
MUN · José Tadeo Monagas International Airport
CUP · General Francisco Bermúdez Airport
CUM · Antonio José de Sucre Airport
Questions
Maturín: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Maturín?
Maturín has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; June is the wettest, with about 185 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Maturín?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN), about 4.0 km from the city centre in a straight line; General Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP, 102 km) and Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM, 130 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Maturín?
sovereign bolivar (VES).
Nearby
Destinations near Maturín
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; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.