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Where to stay in Iowa
This guide covers 17 destinations in Iowa, a first-level administrative division of United States, with 38 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Des Moines Township. Across its destinations, September is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Des Moines International Airport (DSM).
- Destinations in this guide
- 17
- Places to stay
- 38
- Comfortable in the most places
- September
- Main airport
- DSMDes Moines International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Destinations
Destinations in Iowa
Every destination in this guide in Iowa, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport | 101,724 | 13 | MLI · 13 km |
| Des Moines | 214,133 | 6 | DSM · 7 km |
| Iowa City | 74,828 | 4 | CID · 30 km |
| Dubuque | 59,667 | 4 | DBQ · 12 km |
| Sioux City | 85,797 | 3 | SUX · 11 km |
| Waterloo | 67,314 | 3 | ALO · 8 km |
| Cedar Rapids | 137,710 | 2 | CID · 12 km |
| Walnut Township | 67,545 | 2 | DSM · 10 km |
| Lee Township | 63,903 | 1 | DSM · 10 km |
| Des Moines Township | 102,689 | DSM · 7 km | |
| West Des Moines | 68,723 | DSM · 6 km | |
| Ankeny | 67,887 | DSM · 22 km | |
| Ames | 66,427 | DSM · 55 km | |
| Crocker Township | 65,058 | DSM · 23 km | |
| Council Bluffs | 62,799 | OMA · 6 km | |
| Webster Township | 62,764 | DSM · 15 km | |
| Kane Township | 52,682 | OMA · 5 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Iowa
38 hotels in Iowa recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Iowa
From the climate of 17 destinations in Iowa with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The month comfortable in the most places: September.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 17 | -1 °C | 26 mm |
| February | 0 of 17 | 2 °C | 32 mm |
| March | 0 of 17 | 9 °C | 51 mm |
| April | 0 of 17 | 16 °C | 99 mm |
| May | 0 of 17 | 23 °C | 119 mm |
| June | 0 of 17 | 28 °C | 133 mm |
| July | 0 of 17 | 30 °C | 104 mm |
| August | 0 of 17 | 28 °C | 113 mm |
| September | 12 of 17 | 25 °C | 77 mm |
| October | 3 of 17 | 18 °C | 66 mm |
| November | 0 of 17 | 9 °C | 46 mm |
| December | 0 of 17 | 1 °C | 35 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Iowa
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Iowa name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
DSM · Des Moines International Airport
CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport
OMA · Eppley Airfield
ALO · Waterloo Regional Airport
SUX · Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field
DBQ · Dubuque Regional Airport
MLI · Quad City International Airport
FOD · Fort Dodge Regional Airport
LNK · Lincoln Airport
BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport
MCW · Mason City Municipal Airport
FSD · Sioux Falls Regional Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Iowa, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in United States
Regional holidays observed in Iowa
Nearby
Regions near Iowa
Other regions of United States with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.