Rhode Island · United States
Cranston travel guide
Cranston is a city in Rhode Island, United States, home to about 83,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- PVD7 km · Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/New York
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
When to go
The best time to visit Cranston
Cranston has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; March is the wettest, with about 126 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 Cranston: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD), about 6.6 km from the city centre in a straight line; Newport State Airport (NPT, 31 km) and New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB, 42 km) are also within reach.
PVD · Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport
NPT · Newport State Airport
EWB · New Bedford Regional Airport
Questions
Cranston: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Cranston?
Cranston has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; March is the wettest, with about 126 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Cranston?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD), about 6.6 km from the city centre in a straight line; Newport State Airport (NPT, 31 km) and New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB, 42 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Cranston?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Cranston
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.