Region · Peru
Where to stay in Puno Department
This guide covers 3 destinations in Puno Department, a first-level administrative division of Peru, with 4 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Juliaca, Puno and San Miguel. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL).
- Destinations in this guide
- 3
- Places to stay
- 4
- Main airport
- JULInca Manco Capac International Airport
- Currency
- PENNuevo sol
- Time zone
- America/Lima
Destinations
Destinations in Puno Department
Every destination in this guide in Puno 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puno | 128,637 | 4 | JUL · 44 km |
| Juliaca | 276,110 | JUL · 4 km | |
| San Miguel | 58,367 | JUL · 4 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Puno Department
4 hotels in Puno Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Puno Department
From the climate of 3 destinations in Puno 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 | 16 °C | 148 mm |
| February | 0 of 3 | 16 °C | 142 mm |
| March | 0 of 3 | 16 °C | 117 mm |
| April | 0 of 3 | 16 °C | 36 mm |
| May | 0 of 3 | 16 °C | 9 mm |
| June | 0 of 3 | 15 °C | 3 mm |
| July | 0 of 3 | 15 °C | 3 mm |
| August | 0 of 3 | 16 °C | 6 mm |
| September | 0 of 3 | 16 °C | 20 mm |
| October | 0 of 3 | 17 °C | 36 mm |
| November | 0 of 3 | 17 °C | 44 mm |
| December | 0 of 3 | 17 °C | 102 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 Puno Department
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Puno 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.
JUL · Inca Manco Capac International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Puno 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 Puno 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.