Region · Venezuela
Where to stay in Zulia
This guide covers 21 destinations in Zulia, a first-level administrative division of Venezuela, with 3 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Maracaibo, Municipio Maracaibo and Municipio San Francisco. Across its destinations, December to March are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is La Chinita International Airport (MAR).
- Destinations in this guide
- 21
- Places to stay
- 3
- Comfortable in the most places
- December to March
- Main airport
- MARLa Chinita International Airport
- Currency
- VESsovereign bolivar
- Time zone
- America/Caracas
Destinations
Destinations in Zulia
Every destination in this guide in Zulia, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maracaibo | 1,551,539 | 3 | MAR · 14 km |
| Municipio Maracaibo | 1,459,448 | MAR · 13 km | |
| Municipio San Francisco | 446,757 | MAR · 4 km | |
| Cabimas | 351,735 | MAR · 37 km | |
| Municipio Cabimas | 263,056 | MAR · 47 km | |
| Municipio Mara | 207,221 | MAR · 45 km | |
| Municipio Lagunillas | 203,435 | MAR · 73 km | |
| Machiques | 122,734 | VUP · 87 km | |
| Municipio Machiques | 122,734 | VUP · 107 km | |
| Ciudad Ojeda | 122,124 | MAR · 62 km | |
| Municipio Lossada | 118,756 | MAR · 45 km | |
| Municipio Miranda | 97,463 | MAR · 47 km | |
| Municipio Baralt | 89,847 | VLV · 62 km | |
| Municipio Rosario de Perijá | 85,006 | MAR · 71 km | |
| Municipio La Cañada | 82,210 | MAR · 28 km | |
| Santa Bárbara del Zulia | 80,000 | VIG · 52 km | |
| Municipio La Guajira | 65,545 | MAR · 95 km | |
| Municipio Sucre | 60,819 | VLV · 61 km | |
| Municipio Santa Rita | 59,866 | MAR · 34 km | |
| San Carlos del Zulia | 56,500 | VIG · 50 km | |
| Municipio Valmore Rodríguez | 52,624 | MAR · 92 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Zulia
3 hotels in Zulia recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Europa | Maracaibo | |
| Hotel Maracaibo Cumberland | Maracaibo | |
| InterContinental Hotels Maracaibo | Maracaibo |
When to go
Best time to visit Zulia
From the climate of 21 destinations in Zulia 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 | 1 of 21 | 32 °C | 7 mm |
| February | 1 of 21 | 32 °C | 7 mm |
| March | 1 of 21 | 32 °C | 14 mm |
| April | 0 of 21 | 33 °C | 47 mm |
| May | 0 of 21 | 33 °C | 116 mm |
| June | 0 of 21 | 33 °C | 73 mm |
| July | 0 of 21 | 34 °C | 67 mm |
| August | 0 of 21 | 34 °C | 94 mm |
| September | 0 of 21 | 34 °C | 122 mm |
| October | 0 of 21 | 33 °C | 157 mm |
| November | 0 of 21 | 32 °C | 98 mm |
| December | 1 of 21 | 33 °C | 32 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 Zulia
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Zulia 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.
MAR · La Chinita International Airport
VLV · Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport
VUP · Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport
VIG · Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport
RCH · Almirante Padilla Airport
CUC · Camilo Daza International Airport
SVZ · Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport
BNS · Barinas Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Zulia, 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 Zulia
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.