Indiana · United States
Lafayette travel guide
Lafayette is a city in Indiana, United States, home to about 71,000 people.
- Best months
- September
- Nearest airport
- LAF5 km · Purdue University Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/New York
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
Where to stay
Hotels in Lafayette
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Hotel | 0.6 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Lafayette
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Lafayette are September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; June is the wettest, with about 133 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 Lafayette: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Purdue University Airport (LAF), about 5.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; Indianapolis International Airport (IND, 92 km) and University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI, 126 km) are also within reach.
LAF · Purdue University Airport
IND · Indianapolis International Airport
CMI · University of Illinois Willard Airport
Questions
Lafayette: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Lafayette?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Lafayette are September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; June is the wettest, with about 133 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Lafayette?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Purdue University Airport (LAF), about 5.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; Indianapolis International Airport (IND, 92 km) and University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI, 126 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Lafayette?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Lafayette
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.