Cesar Department · Colombia
Valledupar travel guide
Valledupar is a city in Cesar Department, Colombia, home to about 544,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- VUP3 km · Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport
- Currency
- COPColombian peso
- Time zone
- America/Bogota
- Language
- Spanish
About
About Valledupar
Valledupar is a city and municipality in northeastern Colombia. It is the capital of Cesar Department.
Known as the “forest city”, Valledupar is considered the greenest city in Colombia. As the birthplace of Vallenato music, the city is representative of a unique part of the Colombian culture. The city has around 350,000 inhabitants and enjoys year-round sunshine. The average temperature is 30 °C and the driest months are from December to February.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Valledupar
See
- Plaza Alfonso Lopez
- Indian village of Nabucimake
- Museo del Acordeón
- Casa De La Mama De Diomedez Diaz
- Callejón De La Purrututú
- El Cuartico
Do
- Festival de la leyenda Vallenata
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When to go
The best time to visit Valledupar
Valledupar has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; October is the wettest, with about 242 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 Valledupar: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP), about 3.0 km from the city centre in a straight line; Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH, 124 km) and Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR, 129 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
In the urban area transportation services are provided by taxis and by private bus companies covering the entire city by shared routes. Lately, a new form of transportation has been developing: the informal auto (mototaxi). Local buses depart from the square around the market.
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VUP · Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport
RCH · Almirante Padilla Airport
SMR · Simón Bolívar International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Valledupar
Eat
Try some of the Fritos from the street vendors. Specially carimañolas (fried yuka filled with different types of meat) are delicious. It is typical of the Cesar's State. Corozo juice is also very popular in the city.
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Questions
Valledupar: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Valledupar?
Valledupar has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; October is the wettest, with about 242 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Valledupar?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP), about 3.0 km from the city centre in a straight line; Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH, 124 km) and Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR, 129 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Valledupar?
Colombian peso (COP).
Nearby
Destinations near Valledupar
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.