Puno Department · Peru

San Miguel travel guide

San Miguel is a city in Puno Department, Peru, home to about 58,000 people.

Nearest airport
JUL4 km · Inca Manco Capac International Airport
Currency
PENNuevo sol
Time zone
America/Lima
Language
Aymara, Quechua, Spanish

When to go

The best time to visit San Miguel

San Miguel has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 17 °C; January is the wettest, with about 148 mm of rain.

-7°12°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec148 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).

Getting there

Getting to San Miguel: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL), about 3.6 km from the city centre in a straight line.

large airport

JUL · Inca Manco Capac International Airport

3.6 km from the centreICAO SPJL

Questions

San Miguel: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit San Miguel?

San Miguel has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 17 °C; January is the wettest, with about 148 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to San Miguel?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL), about 3.6 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in San Miguel?

Nuevo sol (PEN).

Nearby

Destinations near San Miguel

Sources: city facts from Wikidata; 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.