Region: Anzoátegui · Venezuela

Municipio Freites travel guide

Municipio Freites
Photo: Charles Ruiz — CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Municipio Freites is a city in Anzoátegui, Venezuela, home to about 73,000 people.

Nearest airport
SOM50 km · San Tomé Airport
Currency
VESsovereign bolivar
Time zone
America/Caracas
Plugs
A, B · 120 V
Emergency
171
Language
Spanish, Venezuelan Sign Language

When to go

The best time to visit Municipio Freites

Municipio Freites 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; August is the wettest, with about 155 mm of rain.

0°17°33°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec155 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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.

1 Jan · New Year's Day16 Feb · Carnival Monday17 Feb · Carnival Tuesday2 Apr · Maundy Thursday3 Apr · Good Friday19 Apr · Declaration of Independence1 May · International Worker's Day15 May · Family Day24 Jun · Battle of Carabobo5 Jul · Independence Day24 Jul · Birthday of Simon Bolivar12 Oct · Day of Indigenous Resistance24 Dec · Christmas Eve25 Dec · Christmas Day31 Dec · New Year's Eve

Getting there

Getting to Municipio Freites: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is San Tomé Airport (SOM), about 50 km from the city centre in a straight line; General José Antonio Anzoategui International Airport (BLA, 97 km) and Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM, 117 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

SOM · San Tomé Airport

50.4 km from the centreICAO SVST
large airport

BLA · General José Antonio Anzoategui International Airport

97.1 km from the centreICAO SVBC
medium airport

CUM · Antonio José de Sucre Airport

117.2 km from the centreICAO SVCU

Questions

Municipio Freites: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Municipio Freites?

Municipio Freites 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; August is the wettest, with about 155 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Municipio Freites?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is San Tomé Airport (SOM), about 50 km from the city centre in a straight line; General José Antonio Anzoategui International Airport (BLA, 97 km) and Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM, 117 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Municipio Freites?

sovereign bolivar (VES).

Nearby

Destinations near Municipio Freites

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.