Region: Norte de Santander Department · Colombia

Villa del Rosario travel guide

Villa del Rosario
Photo: EEIM — CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Villa del Rosario is a city in Norte de Santander Department, Colombia, home to about 70,000 people.

Best months
December to March
Nearest airport
SVZ4 km · Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport
Currency
COPColombian peso
Time zone
America/Bogota
Plugs
A, B · 110 V
Emergency
123
Language
Spanish

When to go

The best time to visit Villa del Rosario

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Villa del Rosario are December to March. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; July is the wettest, with about 139 mm of rain.

0°15°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec139 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).

Public holidays in Colombia, 2026

Shops and offices may close on these dates.

1 Jan · New Year's Day12 Jan · Epiphany (observed)23 Mar · Saint Joseph's Day (observed)2 Apr · Maundy Thursday3 Apr · Good Friday1 May · Labor Day18 May · Ascension Day (observed)8 Jun · Corpus Christi (observed)15 Jun · Sacred Heart (observed)29 Jun · Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day13 Jul · Day of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá (observed)20 Jul · Independence Day7 Aug · Battle of Boyacá17 Aug · Assumption Day (observed)12 Oct · Columbus Day2 Nov · All Saints' Day (observed)16 Nov · Independence of Cartagena (observed)8 Dec · Immaculate Conception

Getting there

Getting to Villa del Rosario: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ), about 3.8 km from the city centre in a straight line; Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC, 11 km) and Mayor Buenaventura Vivas International Airport (STD, 57 km) are also within reach.

Questions

Villa del Rosario: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Villa del Rosario?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Villa del Rosario are December to March. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; July is the wettest, with about 139 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Villa del Rosario?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ), about 3.8 km from the city centre in a straight line; Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC, 11 km) and Mayor Buenaventura Vivas International Airport (STD, 57 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Villa del Rosario?

Colombian peso (COP).

Nearby

Destinations near Villa del Rosario

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; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.