Region · France

Where to stay in Normandy

This guide covers 4 destinations in Normandy, a first-level administrative division of France, with 85 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Le Havre, Rouen and Caen. Across its destinations, June to September are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Deauville Normandie airport (DOL).

Destinations in this guide
4
Places to stay
85
Comfortable in the most places
June to September
Main airport
DOLDeauville Normandie airport
Currency
EUReuro
Time zone
Europe/Paris

Destinations

Destinations in Normandy

Every destination in this guide in Normandy, 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
Le Havre166,68748June to SeptemberDOL · 15 km
Rouen117,66216June to SeptemberDOL · 69 km
Caen109,40016June to SeptemberCFR · 7 km
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin78,2585June to SeptemberACI · 43 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Normandy

85 hotels in Normandy 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
Hôtel de BourgtherouldeRouenhotel1501hotelsparouen.com
Normandy BarrièreLe Havrehotel1912
Auberge du Grand Chouquet RoyalRoueninn
Grand Hotel de CabourgCaenhotel1911
Hôtel des Roches NoiresLe Havrehotel
Royal BarrièreLe Havrehotel1913
hostellerie de Sainte-AdresseLe Havrehotel
Hotel Atlantique (Cherbourg)Cherbourg-en-Cotentinhotel
hôtel du LouvreCherbourg-en-Cotentinhotel
hôtel Le Lion d'OrLe Havrehotel1880hotel-deauville.com
Les Manoirs des Portes de DeauvilleLe Havrehotel
Auberge de la SourceLe Havrehotel
Best Western Plus Hostellerie Du VallonLe Havrehotel
Best Western Plus Hotel de Dieppe 1880Rouenhotel
Best Western Plus Le ModerneCaenhotel
Casino municipal de VillervilleLe Havrehotel
Chambres d'Hôtes Les Hostises de BoschervilleRouenhotel
Château de BonnemareRouenhotel
Chateau de FlottemanvilleCherbourg-en-Cotentinhotel
Citôtel Hôtel MonetLe Havrehotel
Citotel Le CarminLe Havrehotel
Domaine de Villers Hotel Restaurant & SpaLe Havrehotel
Domaine du Lieu des BrocsCaenhotel
Dormy HouseLe Havrehotel
Gustave Flaubert Literary HotelRouenhotel2015hotelslitteraires.fr
Hilton Garden Inn Le HavreLe Havrehotel2021
Hostellerie Saint MartinCaenhotel
Hôtel & Spa les Bains de Cabourg by ThalazurCaenhotel
Hôtel de L'UniversCaenhotelhoteldelunivers-caen.com
Hotel Eden SpaLe Havrehotel

When to go

Best time to visit Normandy

From the climate of 4 destinations in Normandy 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 to September.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 48 °C66 mm
February0 of 49 °C56 mm
March0 of 412 °C49 mm
April0 of 415 °C47 mm
May0 of 418 °C55 mm
June4 of 421 °C56 mm
July4 of 423 °C54 mm
August4 of 423 °C59 mm
September4 of 420 °C58 mm
October0 of 416 °C76 mm
November0 of 412 °C84 mm
December0 of 49 °C83 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 Normandy

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Normandy 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 · Deauville

DOL · Deauville Normandie airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 3 destinations15 km from the closest
medium airport · Caen

CFR · Caen Carpiquet airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 2 destinations6.7 km from the closest
medium airport · Saint Anne, Guernsey

ACI · Alderney Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 1 destination43 km from the closest
medium airport · St. Peter, Jersey

JER · Jersey Airport

Named by 2 destinations63 km from the closest
large airport · Beauvais

BVA · Beauvais-Tillé airport

Named by 2 destinations73 km from the closest
medium airport · Saint Peter Port, Guernsey

GCI · Guernsey Airport

Named by 1 destination74 km from the closest
large airport · Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)

CDG · Charles de Gaulle International Airport

Named by 1 destination116 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Normandy, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: OpenHolidays API (ODbL).

Nationwide in France

1 Jan · New Year's Day6 Apr · Easter Monday1 May · Labour Day8 May · Victory Day14 May · Ascension Day25 May · Pentecost Monday14 Jul · National Day15 Aug · Assumption Day1 Nov · All Saints Day11 Nov · Armistice Day25 Dec · Christmas Day

Nearby

Regions near Normandy

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

France travel guide · All regions of France

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); 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.