San Martin Department · Peru
Rioja travel guide
Rioja is a city in San Martin Department, Peru, home to about 75,000 people.
- Best months
- May to August
- Nearest airport
- CHH81 km · Chachapoyas Airport
- Currency
- PENNuevo sol
- Time zone
- America/Lima
- Language
- Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit Rioja
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Rioja are May to August. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; March is the wettest, with about 173 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 Rioja: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chachapoyas Airport (CHH), about 81 km from the city centre in a straight line; Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport (TPP, 99 km) and Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport (YMS, 115 km) are also within reach.
CHH · Chachapoyas Airport
TPP · Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport
YMS · Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport
Questions
Rioja: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Rioja?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Rioja are May to August. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; March is the wettest, with about 173 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Rioja?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chachapoyas Airport (CHH), about 81 km from the city centre in a straight line; Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport (TPP, 99 km) and Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport (YMS, 115 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Rioja?
Nuevo sol (PEN).
Nearby
Destinations near Rioja
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.