Arequipa Department · Peru
Selva Alegre travel guide
Selva Alegre is a city in Arequipa Department, Peru, home to about 86,000 people.
- Best months
- all year
- Nearest airport
- AQP7 km · Rodríguez Ballón International Airport
- Currency
- PENNuevo sol
- Time zone
- America/Lima
- Language
- Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit Selva Alegre
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Selva Alegre are all year. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; February is the wettest, with about 41 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 Selva Alegre: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP), about 6.8 km from the city centre in a straight line; General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport (ILQ, 148 km) is also within reach.
AQP · Rodríguez Ballón International Airport
ILQ · General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport
Questions
Selva Alegre: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Selva Alegre?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Selva Alegre are all year. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; February is the wettest, with about 41 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Selva Alegre?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP), about 6.8 km from the city centre in a straight line; General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport (ILQ, 148 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Selva Alegre?
Nuevo sol (PEN).
Nearby
Destinations near Selva Alegre
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.