North Carolina · United States

Jacksonville travel guide

Jacksonville is a city in North Carolina, United States, home to about 73,000 people.

Nearest airport
OAJ20 km · Albert J Ellis Airport
Currency
USDUnited States dollar
Time zone
America/New York
Language
Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian

When to go

The best time to visit Jacksonville

Jacksonville has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; July is the wettest, with about 178 mm of rain.

0°16°33°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec178 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Jacksonville: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Albert J Ellis Airport (OAJ), about 20 km from the city centre in a straight line; Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN, 48 km) and Wilmington International Airport (ILM, 71 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

OAJ · Albert J Ellis Airport

20.0 km from the centreICAO KOAJ
medium airport

EWN · Coastal Carolina Regional Airport

48.3 km from the centreICAO KEWN
medium airport

ILM · Wilmington International Airport

70.7 km from the centreICAO KILM

Questions

Jacksonville: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Jacksonville?

Jacksonville has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; July is the wettest, with about 178 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Jacksonville?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Albert J Ellis Airport (OAJ), about 20 km from the city centre in a straight line; Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN, 48 km) and Wilmington International Airport (ILM, 71 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Jacksonville?

United States dollar (USD).

Nearby

Destinations near Jacksonville

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.