Region · Denmark

Where to stay in Central Denmark

This guide covers 5 destinations in Central Denmark, a first-level administrative division of Denmark, with 76 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Aarhus, Randers and Horsens. Across its destinations, June and July are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Midtjyllands Airport / Air Base Karup (KRP).

Destinations in this guide
5
Places to stay
76
Comfortable in the most places
June and July
Main airport
KRPMidtjyllands Airport / Air Base Karup
Currency
DKKDanish krone
Time zone
Europe/Copenhagen

Destinations

Destinations in Central Denmark

Every destination in this guide in Central Denmark, 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.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Aarhus290,59833June to AugustAAR · 30 km
Silkeborg50,86612June to AugustKRP · 31 km
Randers64,67411June to AugustAAR · 40 km
Horsens64,41811June to AugustBLL · 46 km
Herning51,3129June and JulyKRP · 20 km

Where to stay

Places to stay in Central Denmark

1 place to stay in Central Denmark from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.

Place to stayWhereTypeRooms
Jørgensens Hotel
Søndergade 17, 8700 Horsens
hotel
Horsenshotel59

Where to stay

More hotels in Central Denmark

75 hotels in Central Denmark 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.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Hvidsten InnRandersinn1634hvidstenkro.dk
Hotel MarselisAarhushotel1967hotelmarselis.com
Hotel Royal, AarhusAarhushotel1901hotelroyal.dk
Hotel AtlanticAarhushotel1966first-atlantic.aarhus-hotels.com
Hotel RandersRandershotel1856hotelranders.dk
Hotel RitzAarhushotel1932millinghotels.dk
Sjette Frederiks KroAarhusinn1826sjettefrederikskro.dk
Svostrup KroSilkeborginnsvostrup-kro.dk
Westergaards HotelHerninghotelwgh.dk
Fladbro KroRandersinn
Hotel PejsegaardenHorsenshotelhotelpejsegaarden.dk
Hotel Villa ProvenceAarhushotelvillaprovence.dk
Malling KroAarhusinnmallingkro.dk
Nørre Snede KroSilkeborginn
Norsminde KroAarhusinnnorsmindekro.dk
Odder ParkhotelAarhushotelmontrahotels.dk
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel AarhusAarhushotel
Scandic Aarhus CityAarhushotel
Scandic Opus HorsensHorsenshotel
Scandic ReginaHerninghotel
Wakeup AarhusAarhushotel
Auning KroRandersinn
BB-Hotel Aarhus HavnehotelletAarhushotel
Bed & Breakfast HorsensHorsenshotel
Best Western Plus Hotel EydeHerninghotel
Best Western Plus Hotel KronjyllandRandershotel
BramslevgaardRandershotel
Cab InnAarhushotelcabinn.com
Cabinn AarhusAarhushotel
Comwell Aarhus Dolce by WyndhamAarhushotel

When to go

Best time to visit Central Denmark

From the climate of 5 destinations in Central Denmark 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 months comfortable in the most places: June and July.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 54 °C60 mm
February0 of 54 °C49 mm
March0 of 56 °C42 mm
April0 of 512 °C35 mm
May0 of 516 °C49 mm
June5 of 519 °C63 mm
July5 of 521 °C64 mm
August4 of 521 °C74 mm
September0 of 518 °C65 mm
October0 of 512 °C79 mm
November0 of 58 °C66 mm
December0 of 55 °C64 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 Central Denmark

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Central Denmark 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.

medium airport · Karup

KRP · Midtjyllands Airport / Air Base Karup

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 5 destinations20 km from the closest
large airport · Aarhus

AAR · Aarhus Airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 3 destinations30 km from the closest
large airport · Billund

BLL · Billund Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 3 destinations45 km from the closest
large airport · Odense

ODE · Odense Hans Christian Andersen Airport

Named by 2 destinations52 km from the closest
large airport · Aalborg

AAL · Aalborg Airport

Named by 1 destination72 km from the closest
medium airport · Esbjerg

EBJ · Esbjerg Airport

Named by 1 destination73 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Central Denmark, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Denmark

1 Jan · New Year's Day2 Apr · Maundy Thursday3 Apr · Good Friday5 Apr · Easter Sunday6 Apr · Easter Monday14 May · Ascension Day24 May · Pentecost25 May · Pentecost Monday25 Dec · Christmas Day26 Dec · Second Day of Christmas

Nearby

Regions near Central Denmark

Other regions of Denmark with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Denmark travel guide · All regions of Denmark

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); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; 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.