Iowa · United States
Council Bluffs travel guide
Council Bluffs is a city in Iowa, United States, home to about 63,000 people.
- Best months
- September and October
- Nearest airport
- OMA6 km · Eppley Airfield
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
When to go
The best time to visit Council Bluffs
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Council Bluffs are September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; May is the wettest, with about 129 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 Council Bluffs: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Eppley Airfield (OMA), about 6.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; Lincoln Airport (LNK, 88 km) and Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (SUX, 134 km) are also within reach.
OMA · Eppley Airfield
LNK · Lincoln Airport
SUX · Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field
Questions
Council Bluffs: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Council Bluffs?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Council Bluffs are September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; May is the wettest, with about 129 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Council Bluffs?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Eppley Airfield (OMA), about 6.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; Lincoln Airport (LNK, 88 km) and Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (SUX, 134 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Council Bluffs?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Council Bluffs
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.