Region · Colombia
Best time to visit Putumayo Department
This guide covers 3 destinations in Putumayo Department, a first-level administrative division of Colombia. The largest by population are Puerto Asís, Orito and Valle del Guamuez. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Tres De Mayo Airport (PUU).
- Destinations in this guide
- 3
- Main airport
- PUUTres De Mayo Airport
- Currency
- COPColombian peso
- Time zone
- America/Bogota
Destinations
Destinations in Putumayo Department
Every destination in this guide in Putumayo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Asís | 63,067 | PUU · 1 km | |
| Orito | 57,774 | PUU · 45 km | |
| Valle del Guamuez | 54,237 | PUU · 46 km |
When to go
Best time to visit Putumayo Department
From the climate of 3 destinations in Putumayo 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 3 | 30 °C | 248 mm |
| February | 0 of 3 | 30 °C | 248 mm |
| March | 0 of 3 | 29 °C | 383 mm |
| April | 0 of 3 | 29 °C | 398 mm |
| May | 0 of 3 | 29 °C | 430 mm |
| June | 0 of 3 | 29 °C | 417 mm |
| July | 0 of 3 | 28 °C | 385 mm |
| August | 0 of 3 | 29 °C | 239 mm |
| September | 0 of 3 | 29 °C | 277 mm |
| October | 0 of 3 | 30 °C | 275 mm |
| November | 0 of 3 | 30 °C | 321 mm |
| December | 0 of 3 | 30 °C | 281 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 Putumayo Department
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Putumayo 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.
PUU · Tres De Mayo Airport
IPI · San Luis Airport
PSO · Antonio Nariño Airport
TUA · Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport
OCC · Francisco De Orellana Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Putumayo 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 Putumayo 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). A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.