Connecticut · United States
Stamford travel guide
Stamford is a city in Connecticut, United States, home to about 135,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- HPN13 km · Westchester County Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/New York
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
When to go
The best time to visit Stamford
Stamford has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; October is the wettest, with about 123 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 Stamford: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Westchester County Airport (HPN), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line; LaGuardia Airport (LGA, 45 km) and Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP, 51 km) are also within reach.
HPN · Westchester County Airport
LGA · LaGuardia Airport
ISP · Long Island MacArthur Airport
Questions
Stamford: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Stamford?
Stamford has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; October is the wettest, with about 123 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Stamford?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Westchester County Airport (HPN), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line; LaGuardia Airport (LGA, 45 km) and Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP, 51 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Stamford?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Stamford
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.