Zulia · Venezuela

Santa Bárbara del Zulia travel guide

Santa Bárbara del Zulia is a city in Zulia, Venezuela, home to about 80,000 people.

Nearest airport
VIG52 km · Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport
Currency
VESsovereign bolivar
Time zone
America/Caracas
Language
Spanish, Venezuelan Sign Language

When to go

The best time to visit Santa Bárbara del Zulia

Santa Bárbara del Zulia has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; May is the wettest, with about 171 mm of rain.

0°17°34°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec171 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 Santa Bárbara del Zulia: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG), about 52 km from the city centre in a straight line; Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC, 134 km) and Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ, 140 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

VIG · Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport

51.7 km from the centreICAO SVVG
medium airport

CUC · Camilo Daza International Airport

134.3 km from the centreICAO SKCC
medium airport

SVZ · Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport

139.7 km from the centreICAO SVSA

Questions

Santa Bárbara del Zulia: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Santa Bárbara del Zulia?

Santa Bárbara del Zulia has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; May is the wettest, with about 171 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Santa Bárbara del Zulia?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG), about 52 km from the city centre in a straight line; Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC, 134 km) and Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ, 140 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Santa Bárbara del Zulia?

sovereign bolivar (VES).

Nearby

Destinations near Santa Bárbara del Zulia

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.