Louisiana · United States
Lafayette travel guide
Lafayette is a city in Louisiana, United States, home to about 121,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- LFT5 km · Lafayette Regional Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
When to go
The best time to visit Lafayette
Lafayette has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; June is the wettest, with about 164 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 Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), about 4.8 km from the city centre in a straight line; Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR, 89 km) and Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH, 117 km) are also within reach.
LFT · Lafayette Regional Airport
BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport
Questions
Lafayette: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Lafayette?
Lafayette has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; June is the wettest, with about 164 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Lafayette?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), about 4.8 km from the city centre in a straight line; Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR, 89 km) and Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH, 117 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.