Illinois · United States
Des Plaines travel guide
Des Plaines is a city in Illinois, United States, home to about 61,000 people.
- Best months
- September
- Nearest airport
- ORD7 km · Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
When to go
The best time to visit Des Plaines
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Des Plaines are September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; June is the wettest, with about 110 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 Des Plaines: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), about 7.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW, 31 km) and Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY, 61 km) are also within reach.
ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport
MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport
GYY · Gary/Chicago International Airport
Questions
Des Plaines: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Des Plaines?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Des Plaines are September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; June is the wettest, with about 110 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Des Plaines?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), about 7.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW, 31 km) and Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY, 61 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Des Plaines?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Des Plaines
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.