Trujillo · Venezuela

Valera travel guide

Valera is a city in Trujillo, Venezuela, home to about 250,000 people.

Best months
June and December to March
Nearest airport
VLV3 km · Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport
Currency
VESsovereign bolivar
Time zone
America/Caracas
Language
Spanish, Venezuelan Sign Language

About

About Valera

Valera is a city in Trujillo State in Venezuela, situated between the rivers Momboy and Motatán. The current mayor is José Karkom, who has had that post since 2013.

Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.

When to go

The best time to visit Valera

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Valera are June and December to March. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; October is the wettest, with about 135 mm of rain.

0°15°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec135 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 Valera: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV), about 3.3 km from the city centre in a straight line; Barinas Airport (BNS, 89 km) and Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG, 141 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

VLV · Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport

3.3 km from the centreICAO SVVL
medium airport

BNS · Barinas Airport

89.1 km from the centreICAO SVBI
medium airport

VIG · Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport

140.5 km from the centreICAO SVVG

Questions

Valera: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Valera?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Valera are June and December to March. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; October is the wettest, with about 135 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Valera?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV), about 3.3 km from the city centre in a straight line; Barinas Airport (BNS, 89 km) and Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG, 141 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Valera?

sovereign bolivar (VES).

Nearby

Destinations near Valera

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.