Region · Colombia
Where to stay in Atlántico Department
This guide covers 6 destinations in Atlántico Department, a first-level administrative division of Colombia, with 1 place to stay between them. The largest by population are Barranquilla, Soledad and Malambo. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ).
- Destinations in this guide
- 6
- Places to stay
- 1
- Main airport
- BAQErnesto Cortissoz International Airport
- Currency
- COPColombian peso
- Time zone
- America/Bogota
Destinations
Destinations in Atlántico Department
Every destination in this guide in Atlántico Department, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barranquilla | 1,326,588 | 1 | BAQ · 11 km |
| Soledad | 676,014 | BAQ · 2 km | |
| Malambo | 99,058 | BAQ · 3 km | |
| Sabanalarga | 84,410 | BAQ · 33 km | |
| Salgar | 83,600 | BAQ · 22 km | |
| Baranoa | 50,261 | BAQ · 18 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Atlántico Department
1 hotel in Atlántico Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel El Prado | Barranquilla |
When to go
Best time to visit Atlántico Department
From the climate of 6 destinations in Atlántico Department with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 6 | 32 °C | 2 mm |
| February | 0 of 6 | 32 °C | 2 mm |
| March | 0 of 6 | 33 °C | 9 mm |
| April | 0 of 6 | 33 °C | 37 mm |
| May | 0 of 6 | 33 °C | 131 mm |
| June | 0 of 6 | 33 °C | 89 mm |
| July | 0 of 6 | 33 °C | 96 mm |
| August | 0 of 6 | 33 °C | 117 mm |
| September | 0 of 6 | 33 °C | 172 mm |
| October | 0 of 6 | 32 °C | 161 mm |
| November | 0 of 6 | 32 °C | 120 mm |
| December | 0 of 6 | 32 °C | 22 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Atlántico Department
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Atlántico Department name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
BAQ · Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
SMR · Simón Bolívar International Airport
CTG · Rafael Nuñez International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Atlántico Department, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Colombia
Nearby
Regions near Atlántico Department
Other regions of Colombia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.