Region · Peru
Where to stay in Áncash Department
This guide covers 4 destinations in Áncash Department, a first-level administrative division of Peru, with 8 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Chimbote, Buenos Aires and Huaraz. Across its destinations, January and May are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is FAP Lieutenant Jaime Andres de Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM).
- Destinations in this guide
- 4
- Places to stay
- 8
- Comfortable in the most places
- January and May
- Main airport
- CHMFAP Lieutenant Jaime Andres de Montreuil Morales Airport
- Currency
- PENNuevo sol
- Time zone
- America/Lima
Destinations
Destinations in Áncash Department
Every destination in this guide in Áncash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huaraz | 118,836 | 6 | CHM · 117 km |
| Centenario | 60,683 | 2 | CHM · 116 km |
| Chimbote | 395,100 | CHM · 11 km | |
| Buenos Aires | 158,385 | CHM · 3 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Áncash Department
8 hotels in Áncash Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Alpamayo Guest House | Huaraz | |
| Alpes Huaraz | Huaraz | |
| Casa de Ana | Centenario | |
| Hotel Alpamayo Mirador | Huaraz | |
| Hotel Ñaña | Huaraz | |
| Huaraz Hotel Center | Huaraz | |
| La Casa de Maruja BB | Centenario | |
| Raju Apartament - Huaraz | Huaraz |
When to go
Best time to visit Áncash Department
From the climate of 4 destinations in Áncash 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. The months comfortable in the most places: January and May.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 of 4 | 23 °C | 24 mm |
| February | 2 of 4 | 23 °C | 73 mm |
| March | 2 of 4 | 23 °C | 57 mm |
| April | 2 of 4 | 22 °C | 23 mm |
| May | 4 of 4 | 21 °C | 6 mm |
| June | 2 of 4 | 20 °C | 1 mm |
| July | 2 of 4 | 20 °C | 1 mm |
| August | 2 of 4 | 20 °C | 1 mm |
| September | 2 of 4 | 19 °C | 4 mm |
| October | 2 of 4 | 20 °C | 13 mm |
| November | 2 of 4 | 21 °C | 13 mm |
| December | 2 of 4 | 22 °C | 13 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 Áncash Department
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Áncash 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.
CHM · FAP Lieutenant Jaime Andres de Montreuil Morales Airport
TRU · Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Áncash Department, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Peru
Nearby
Regions near Áncash Department
Other regions of Peru 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.