Texas · United States
Where to stay in Amarillo
Amarillo is a city in Texas, United States, home to about 200,000 people.
- Best months
- April, May, September and October
- Nearest airport
- AMA13 km · Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
About
About Amarillo
Amarillo ( AM-ə-RIL-oh; Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Potter County, though most of the southern half of the city extends into Randall County. It is the 17th-most populous city in Texas and the most populous city in the Texas panhandle.
Amarillo offers a true Western heritage, a unique geographical area with wide open spaces and breathtaking sunrises and sunsets. Amarillo is also the gateway to Palo Duro Canyon, America's second largest canyon. With its relatively mild climate, the city is rated as having some of the cleanest air in the country. Indians, conquistadors, buffalo hunters, settlers, cowboys, adventurers, lawmen, gunfighters, and the railroad all contributed in many ways to the development and growth of the area. That heritage is still felt here, where "cowboy" is still an honorable profession.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Amarillo
See
- Amarillo Museum of Art
- Cadillac Ranch
- Dynamite Museum
- Ozymandias on the Plains
- Amarillo Botanical Gardens
- The American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum
- Texas Air & Space Museum
- Kwahadi Museum of the American Indian
- Jack Sisemore RV Museum
- Bill's Backyard Classics
Do
- Wonderland Amusement Park
- Wildcat Bluff Nature Center
- Cowgirls and Cowboys in the West
- Tri-State Fair and Rodeo
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Where to stay
Hotels in Amarillo
3 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Courtyard by Marriott, Downtown Amarillo | 1.0 km | |
| Ranchotel | 2.2 km | |
| OYO Hotel Amarillo Downtown OYO Rooms | 2.4 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Amarillo
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Amarillo are April, May, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; June is the wettest, with about 74 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. 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
Getting to Amarillo: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line; Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN, 142 km) is also within reach.
Getting around
The N-S avenues in central Amarillo are named for the presidents of the United States in order of when they served, from Washington just west of downtown through Cleveland to the east. Most of the E-W avenues are numbered, from N 24th through S 58th. Old Route 66 crosses east to west through Amarillo, named Amarillo Boulevard. It passes just to the north of the airport, downtown, and the medical center, connecting US-60 on the east side with I-40 on the west side. Loop 335 has been designated, but has not yet been developed into a limited access loop as in other cities.
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AMA · Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport
CVN · Clovis Municipal Airport
Questions
Amarillo: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Amarillo?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Amarillo are April, May, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; June is the wettest, with about 74 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Amarillo?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line; Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN, 142 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Amarillo?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Amarillo
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.