Illinois · United States
Aurora travel guide
Aurora is a city in Illinois, United States, home to about 181,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- ORD41 km · Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
Things to do
What to see and do in Aurora
See
- African-American Heritage Museum & Black Veterans Archives
- Aurora Regional Fire Museum
- Blackberry Farm
- David L. Pierce Art & History Center
- The Grand Army of the Republic Hall
- Paramount Arts Center
- Phillips Park
- Schingoethe Center for Native American Cultures
- SciTech Hands-On Museum
- Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple of Greater Chicago
- The Walter Payton Museum
- William Tanner House
Do
- Phillips Park Family Aquatic Center
- Splash Country Water Park
- Vaughan Aquatic Center
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When to go
The best time to visit Aurora
Aurora has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; June is the wettest, with about 119 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 Aurora: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), about 41 km from the city centre in a straight line; Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW, 45 km) and Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY, 75 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Aurora is just off the East-West Tollway (I-88) in Illinois. Take the Route 31 exit south for downtown and most other things, and take the Farnsworth exit south for Phillips Park Zoo, Aurora Transportation Center, and the Two Brothers Roundhouse (formerly Walter Payton's Roundhouse.) Aurora is part of Chicago's Metra commuter rail system, the last stop on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe line which leaves from Union Station in the Loop.
Getting around
As is commonplace in the suburbs, the easiest way to get around is by car. However, Pace Bus also has extensive service in Aurora (it being Illinois's second largest city, after all), and multiple routes connect the Aurora Transportation Center with the rest of the city as well as Elgin, Geneva, St. Charles, Batavia, and Naperville.
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ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport
MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport
GYY · Gary/Chicago International Airport
Questions
Aurora: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Aurora?
Aurora has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; June is the wettest, with about 119 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Aurora?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), about 41 km from the city centre in a straight line; Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW, 45 km) and Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY, 75 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Aurora?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Aurora
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.