Moquegua Department · Peru
Moquegua travel guide
Moquegua is a city in Moquegua Department, Peru, home to about 70,000 people.
- Best months
- September to May
- Nearest airport
- ILQ70 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 Moquegua
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Moquegua are September to May. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 21 °C; February is the wettest, with about 23 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 Moquegua: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport (ILQ), about 70 km from the city centre in a straight line; Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP, 117 km) and Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ, 118 km) are also within reach.
ILQ · General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport
AQP · Rodríguez Ballón International Airport
TCQ · Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport
Questions
Moquegua: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Moquegua?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Moquegua are September to May. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 21 °C; February is the wettest, with about 23 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Moquegua?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport (ILQ), about 70 km from the city centre in a straight line; Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP, 117 km) and Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ, 118 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Moquegua?
Nuevo sol (PEN).
Nearby
Destinations near Moquegua
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.