Tumbes Department · Peru
Tumbes travel guide
Tumbes is a city in Tumbes Department, Peru, home to about 97,000 people.
- Best months
- June to November
- Nearest airport
- TBP9 km · Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport
- Currency
- PENNuevo sol
- Time zone
- America/Lima
- Language
- Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit Tumbes
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tumbes are June to November. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; March is the wettest, with about 187 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 Tumbes: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport (TBP), about 9.0 km from the city centre in a straight line; Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR, 53 km) and Captain Victor Montes Arias International Airport (TYL, 142 km) are also within reach.
TBP · Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport
ETR · Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport
TYL · Captain Victor Montes Arias International Airport
Questions
Tumbes: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Tumbes?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tumbes are June to November. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; March is the wettest, with about 187 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Tumbes?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport (TBP), about 9.0 km from the city centre in a straight line; Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR, 53 km) and Captain Victor Montes Arias International Airport (TYL, 142 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Tumbes?
Nuevo sol (PEN).
Nearby
Destinations near Tumbes
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.