Nebraska · United States
Grand Island travel guide
Grand Island is a city in Nebraska, United States, home to about 53,000 people.
- Best months
- September and October
- Nearest airport
- GRI5 km · Central Nebraska Regional Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
Where to stay
Hotels in Grand Island
1 hotel 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Hotel Yancey | 0.1 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Grand Island
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Grand Island are September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; May is the wettest, with about 122 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 Grand Island: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI), about 5.4 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kearney Regional Airport (EAR, 60 km) and Lincoln Airport (LNK, 133 km) are also within reach.
GRI · Central Nebraska Regional Airport
EAR · Kearney Regional Airport
LNK · Lincoln Airport
Questions
Grand Island: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Grand Island?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Grand Island are September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; May is the wettest, with about 122 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Grand Island?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI), about 5.4 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kearney Regional Airport (EAR, 60 km) and Lincoln Airport (LNK, 133 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Grand Island?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Grand Island
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.