Region · Venezuela
Where to stay in Lara
This guide covers 10 destinations in Lara, a first-level administrative division of Venezuela, with 2 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Barquisimeto, Municipio Iribarren and Municipio Palavecino. Across its destinations, December to March are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM).
- Destinations in this guide
- 10
- Places to stay
- 2
- Comfortable in the most places
- December to March
- Main airport
- BRMJacinto Lara International Airport
- Currency
- VESsovereign bolivar
- Time zone
- America/Caracas
Destinations
Destinations in Lara
Every destination in this guide in Lara, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabudare | 70,578 | 2 | BRM · 11 km |
| Barquisimeto | 1,059,092 | BRM · 3 km | |
| Municipio Iribarren | 996,230 | BRM · 11 km | |
| Municipio Palavecino | 174,099 | BRM · 16 km | |
| Municipio Morán | 123,880 | BRM · 67 km | |
| Carora | 112,600 | BRM · 80 km | |
| Quíbor | 110,536 | BRM · 27 km | |
| Municipio Jiménez | 100,997 | BRM · 30 km | |
| Municipio Urdaneta | 61,381 | BRM · 63 km | |
| Siquisique | 60,657 | BRM · 78 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Lara
2 hotels in Lara 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 Lara
From the climate of 10 destinations in Lara 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 March.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 of 10 | 29 °C | 19 mm |
| February | 3 of 10 | 30 °C | 13 mm |
| March | 3 of 10 | 30 °C | 28 mm |
| April | 0 of 10 | 30 °C | 73 mm |
| May | 0 of 10 | 30 °C | 132 mm |
| June | 0 of 10 | 29 °C | 153 mm |
| July | 0 of 10 | 29 °C | 145 mm |
| August | 0 of 10 | 30 °C | 111 mm |
| September | 0 of 10 | 30 °C | 95 mm |
| October | 0 of 10 | 30 °C | 130 mm |
| November | 0 of 10 | 30 °C | 102 mm |
| December | 3 of 10 | 29 °C | 49 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 Lara
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Lara 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.
BRM · Jacinto Lara International Airport
CZE · José Leonardo Chirinos Airport
VLV · Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport
LSP · Josefa Camejo International Airport
VLN · Arturo Michelena International Airport
BNS · Barinas Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Lara, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Venezuela
Nearby
Regions near Lara
Other regions of Venezuela 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.