Region · Peru

Where to stay in Ica Department

This guide covers 3 destinations in Ica Department, a first-level administrative division of Peru, with 3 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Ica, Pisco and Chincha Alta. Across its destinations, all year are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC).

Destinations in this guide
3
Places to stay
3
Comfortable in the most places
all year
Main airport
NZCMaria Reiche Neuman Airport
Currency
PENNuevo sol
Time zone
America/Lima

Destinations

Destinations in Ica Department

Every destination in this guide in Ica 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.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Pisco109,9652all year
Ica282,4071all yearNZC · 121 km
Chincha Alta63,671all year

Where to stay

Hotels in Ica Department

3 hotels in Ica Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Hotel ParacasPiscohotel2009
Hotel “Mossone”Icahotel
Hostal Tambo ColoradoPiscoguest house

When to go

Best time to visit Ica Department

From the climate of 3 destinations in Ica 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: all year.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January3 of 326 °C0 mm
February3 of 327 °C1 mm
March3 of 327 °C1 mm
April3 of 325 °C1 mm
May3 of 323 °C1 mm
June3 of 321 °C0 mm
July3 of 320 °C0 mm
August3 of 320 °C0 mm
September3 of 320 °C0 mm
October3 of 321 °C0 mm
November3 of 323 °C1 mm
December3 of 325 °C0 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 Ica Department

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Ica 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.

medium airport · Nazca

NZC · Maria Reiche Neuman Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 1 destination121 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Ica Department, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Peru

1 Jan · New Year's Day2 Apr · Maundy Thursday3 Apr · Good Friday5 Apr · Easter Sunday1 May · Labor Day7 Jun · Battle of Arica and Flag Day29 Jun · Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day23 Jul · Peruvian Air Force Day28 Jul · Independence Day29 Jul · Great Military Parade Day6 Aug · Battle of Junín Day30 Aug · Rose of Lima Day8 Oct · Battle of Angamos Day1 Nov · All Saints' Day8 Dec · Immaculate Conception9 Dec · Battle of Ayacucho Day25 Dec · Christmas Day

Nearby

Regions near Ica 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.

Peru travel guide · All regions of Peru

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.