Carchi Province · Ecuador
Tulcán travel guide
Tulcán is a city in Carchi Province, Ecuador, home to about 57,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- TUA1 km · Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Guayaquil
- Language
- Northern Quichua, Shuar, Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit Tulcán
Tulcán has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 17 °C; April is the wettest, with about 124 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 Tulcán: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport (TUA), about 1.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; San Luis Airport (IPI, 8 km) and Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO, 81 km) are also within reach.
TUA · Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport
IPI · San Luis Airport
PSO · Antonio Nariño Airport
Questions
Tulcán: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Tulcán?
Tulcán has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 17 °C; April is the wettest, with about 124 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Tulcán?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport (TUA), about 1.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; San Luis Airport (IPI, 8 km) and Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO, 81 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Tulcán?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Tulcán
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.