Zulia · Venezuela
Municipio Maracaibo travel guide
Municipio Maracaibo is a city in Zulia, Venezuela, home to about 1,459,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- MAR13 km · La Chinita International Airport
- Currency
- VESsovereign bolivar
- Time zone
- America/Caracas
- Language
- Spanish, Venezuelan Sign Language
About
About Municipio Maracaibo
Maracaibo is a city and municipality in northwestern Venezuela, located on the western shore of the strait that connects Lake Maracaibo to the Gulf of Venezuela. It is the capital of Zulia and is the second-largest city proper in Venezuela, after the national capital, Caracas.
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When to go
The best time to visit Municipio Maracaibo
Municipio Maracaibo has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; October is the wettest, with about 148 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 Municipio Maracaibo: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is La Chinita International Airport (MAR), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line.
MAR · La Chinita International Airport
Questions
Municipio Maracaibo: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Municipio Maracaibo?
Municipio Maracaibo has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; October is the wettest, with about 148 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Municipio Maracaibo?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is La Chinita International Airport (MAR), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Municipio Maracaibo?
sovereign bolivar (VES).
Nearby
Destinations near Municipio Maracaibo
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.