Sucre Department · Colombia

Sincelejo travel guide

Sincelejo is a city in Sucre Department, Colombia, home to about 287,000 people.

Nearest airport
CZU13 km · Las Brujas Airport
Currency
COPColombian peso
Time zone
America/Bogota
Language
Spanish

About

About Sincelejo

Sincelejo is the capital and largest city of the Colombian department of Sucre in the Caribbean region. It is also the capital of the department's subregion, Sabanas, and is the 25th largest city by population of the country.

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Where to stay

Hotels in Sincelejo

1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.

HotelTypeOpenedFrom centreWebsite
Hotel Arawak Plazahotel0.6 km

When to go

The best time to visit Sincelejo

Sincelejo has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; August is the wettest, with about 170 mm of rain.

0°17°34°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec170 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 Sincelejo: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Las Brujas Airport (CZU), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line; Los Garzones Airport (MTR, 71 km) and Rafael Nuñez International Airport (CTG, 128 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

CZU · Las Brujas Airport

12.6 km from the centreICAO SKCZ
medium airport

MTR · Los Garzones Airport

70.9 km from the centreICAO SKMR
large airport

CTG · Rafael Nuñez International Airport

127.7 km from the centreICAO SKCG

Questions

Sincelejo: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Sincelejo?

Sincelejo has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; August is the wettest, with about 170 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Sincelejo?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Las Brujas Airport (CZU), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line; Los Garzones Airport (MTR, 71 km) and Rafael Nuñez International Airport (CTG, 128 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Sincelejo?

Colombian peso (COP).

Nearby

Destinations near Sincelejo

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.