Region · United States
Where to stay in Missouri
This guide covers 29 destinations in Missouri, a first-level administrative division of United States, with 102 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Kansas City, St. Louis and Kaw Township. Across its destinations, October is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Kansas City International Airport (MCI).
- Destinations in this guide
- 29
- Places to stay
- 102
- Comfortable in the most places
- October
- Main airport
- MCIKansas City International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Destinations
Destinations in Missouri
Every destination in this guide in Missouri, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 301,578 | 39 | STL · 20 km |
| Kansas City | 508,090 | 27 | MCI · 30 km |
| Florissant | 52,533 | 8 | STL · 7 km |
| Joplin | 51,762 | 5 | JLN · 8 km |
| Springfield | 169,176 | 4 | SGF · 11 km |
| Liberty Township | 66,685 | 4 | MCI · 25 km |
| St. Charles | 70,493 | 3 | STL · 13 km |
| Columbia | 126,254 | 2 | COU · 18 km |
| Kaw Township | 183,073 | 1 | MCI · 44 km |
| Springfield Township | 169,174 | 1 | SGF · 10 km |
| Independence | 123,011 | 1 | MCI · 35 km |
| Sni-A-Bar Township | 90,449 | 1 | MCI · 52 km |
| Gallatin Township | 74,471 | 1 | MCI · 18 km |
| St. Joseph | 72,473 | 1 | MCI · 53 km |
| Missouri Township | 62,147 | 1 | COU · 20 km |
| Chouteau Township | 61,255 | 1 | MCI · 21 km |
| Boone Township | 58,662 | 1 | STL · 42 km |
| St. Peters | 57,732 | 1 | STL · 23 km |
| Blue Township | 165,925 | MCI · 35 km | |
| Prairie Township | 111,178 | MCI · 53 km | |
| Lee's Summit | 101,108 | MCI · 51 km | |
| O'Fallon | 91,316 | STL · 30 km | |
| Brooking Township | 77,947 | MCI · 40 km | |
| Washington Township | 74,635 | MCI · 52 km | |
| Washington Township | 73,023 | MCI · 48 km | |
| Columbia Township | 72,988 | COU · 15 km | |
| Blue Springs | 58,603 | MCI · 49 km | |
| Jefferson Township | 55,097 | COU · 27 km | |
| Wentzville Township | 54,541 | STL · 40 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Missouri
102 hotels in Missouri 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 Missouri
From the climate of 29 destinations in Missouri 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: October.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 29 | 4 °C | 35 mm |
| February | 0 of 29 | 7 °C | 43 mm |
| March | 0 of 29 | 13 °C | 65 mm |
| April | 0 of 29 | 20 °C | 114 mm |
| May | 0 of 29 | 24 °C | 137 mm |
| June | 0 of 29 | 29 °C | 125 mm |
| July | 0 of 29 | 32 °C | 115 mm |
| August | 0 of 29 | 31 °C | 102 mm |
| September | 2 of 29 | 27 °C | 104 mm |
| October | 9 of 29 | 20 °C | 86 mm |
| November | 0 of 29 | 13 °C | 62 mm |
| December | 0 of 29 | 7 °C | 45 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 Missouri
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Missouri 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.
MCI · Kansas City International Airport
STL · St. Louis Lambert International Airport
COU · Columbia Regional Airport
SGF · Springfield Branson National Airport
JLN · Joplin Regional Airport
BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport
TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney Field
IRK · Kirksville Regional Airport
BKG · Branson Airport
HRO · Boone County Airport
SPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
XNA · Northwest Arkansas National Airport
UIN · Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field
MWA · Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois
Good to know
Public holidays in Missouri, 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 Missouri
Nearby
Regions near Missouri
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.