Junín Department · Peru

Tarma travel guide

Tarma is a city in Junín Department, Peru, home to about 54,000 people.

Best months
May to October
Nearest airport
JAU47 km · Francisco Carle Airport
Currency
PENNuevo sol
Time zone
America/Lima
Language
Aymara, Quechua, Spanish

When to go

The best time to visit Tarma

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tarma are May to October. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 19 °C; February is the wettest, with about 175 mm of rain.

0°15°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec175 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 Tarma: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Francisco Carle Airport (JAU), about 47 km from the city centre in a straight line.

medium airport

JAU · Francisco Carle Airport

46.7 km from the centreICAO SPJJ

Questions

Tarma: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Tarma?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tarma are May to October. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 19 °C; February is the wettest, with about 175 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Tarma?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Francisco Carle Airport (JAU), about 47 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Tarma?

Nuevo sol (PEN).

Nearby

Destinations near Tarma

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.