Region · Venezuela

Where to stay in Aragua

This guide covers 16 destinations in Aragua, a first-level administrative division of Venezuela, with 3 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Maracay, Municipio Girardot and Turmero. Across its destinations, December to April are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN).

Destinations in this guide
16
Places to stay
3
Comfortable in the most places
December to April
Main airport
VLNArturo Michelena International Airport
Currency
VESsovereign bolivar
Time zone
America/Caracas

Destinations

Destinations in Aragua

Every destination in this guide in Aragua, 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
Maracay1,102,0882VLN · 38 km
Municipio Girardot407,1091VLN · 44 km
Turmero254,880December to AprilVLN · 50 km
Cúa214,823December to FebruaryCCS · 50 km
La Victoria214,492December to AprilCCS · 56 km
Municipio Mariño211,010December to AprilVLN · 54 km
Santa Rita169,158VLN · 42 km
Palo Negro153,706VLN · 41 km
Villa de Cura145,098December to AprilVLN · 50 km
Municipio Zamora144,754December to AprilVLN · 50 km
Municipio Ribas143,501December to AprilCCS · 58 km
Municipio Linares123,122VLN · 43 km
Cagua122,571December to AprilVLN · 51 km
Municipio Sucre114,509December to AprilVLN · 53 km
Municipio Libertador114,355VLN · 40 km
El Limón106,206VLN · 37 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Aragua

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

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Casa NovaMunicipio Girardothotel
Eurobuilding Express MaracayMaracayhotel
Marriott Maracay Golf ResortMaracayhotel

When to go

Best time to visit Aragua

From the climate of 16 destinations in Aragua 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: December to April.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January9 of 1627 °C16 mm
February9 of 1628 °C11 mm
March8 of 1629 °C19 mm
April8 of 1629 °C54 mm
May0 of 1629 °C111 mm
June0 of 1628 °C138 mm
July0 of 1628 °C161 mm
August0 of 1628 °C148 mm
September0 of 1628 °C128 mm
October0 of 1629 °C143 mm
November0 of 1628 °C110 mm
December9 of 1628 °C35 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 Aragua

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Aragua 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.

large airport · Valencia

VLN · Arturo Michelena International Airport

Nearest for 13 destinationsNamed by 16 destinations37 km from the closest
large airport · Maiquetía

CCS · Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport

Nearest for 3 destinationsNamed by 16 destinations50 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Aragua, 2026

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

Nationwide in Venezuela

1 Jan · New Year's Day16 Feb · Carnival Monday17 Feb · Carnival Tuesday2 Apr · Maundy Thursday3 Apr · Good Friday19 Apr · Declaration of Independence1 May · International Worker's Day15 May · Family Day24 Jun · Battle of Carabobo5 Jul · Independence Day24 Jul · Birthday of Simon Bolivar12 Oct · Day of Indigenous Resistance24 Dec · Christmas Eve25 Dec · Christmas Day31 Dec · New Year's Eve

Nearby

Regions near Aragua

Other regions of Venezuela with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Venezuela travel guide · All regions of Venezuela

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.