The most comfortable time to visit Copenhagen is from mid July to early September, and again in mid and late June. For walking, go from mid May to mid October. Sunbathing weather is not what it offers.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
Sun is not what Copenhagen is for: the Sunbathing rating tops out at 14, mostly because it is too cool. The clearest skies come in June, when the sky is typically 44% covered at midday (partly cloudy).
The being outside season here runs from mid July to early September, with a second spell in mid and late June. It peaks in mid August, at 75. The weakest stretch is from late October to April, when it drops to 0, mostly because it is too cold.
For walking, go from mid May to mid October. It peaks in mid June, at 80. Avoid December to mid March for this: it falls to 1, mostly because it is too cold.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Copenhagen over the whole year is 10°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 20°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 2°C. Copenhagen has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 21% in April, the driest month, to 32% in December, the wettest. Winds in Copenhagen are highest in January, averaging 5.4 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in August, at 4.0 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Copenhagen come in June, when the sky is typically 45% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 81%.
Month by month Copenhagen climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | 2°C | -3°C | 30% | 76% | 5.4 m/s | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| February | 4°C | 2°C | -2°C | 28% | 69% | 5.4 m/s | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| March | 5°C | 2°C | 0°C | 26% | 62% | 4.8 m/s | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| April | 10°C | 5°C | 4°C | 21% | 47% | 4.6 m/s | 2 | 0 | 34 |
| May | 15°C | 10°C | 11°C | 22% | 47% | 4.3 m/s | 24 | 0 | 66 |
| June | 19°C | 14°C | 16°C | 23% | 45% | 4.2 m/s | 60 | 6 | 77 |
| July | 20°C | 16°C | 17°C | 25% | 51% | 4.2 m/s | 65 | 8 | 74 |
| August | 20°C | 16°C | 18°C | 26% | 47% | 4.0 m/s | 71 | 9 | 73 |
| September | 17°C | 13°C | 14°C | 26% | 51% | 4.3 m/s | 48 | 2 | 79 |
| October | 12°C | 10°C | 8°C | 31% | 65% | 5.1 m/s | 5 | 0 | 57 |
| November | 7°C | 6°C | 2°C | 26% | 73% | 5.1 m/s | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| December | 4°C | 4°C | -1°C | 32% | 81% | 5.4 m/s | 0 | 0 | 2 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Copenhagen weather by season
Year round, Copenhagen has days of about 3°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 20°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 2°C to 16°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 10°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around April. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Copenhagen weather in winterDecember to February
Winter in Copenhagen has typical daily highs of about 4°C and lows of about 2°C, with a 30% chance of rain on a given day.
Copenhagen weather in springMarch to May
Spring in Copenhagen has typical daily highs of about 10°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
Copenhagen weather in summerJune to August
Summer in Copenhagen has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 25% chance of rain on a given day.
Copenhagen weather in autumnSeptember to November
Autumn in Copenhagen has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 28% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Copenhagen?
Copenhagen has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 21% in April, the driest month, to 32% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Copenhagen windiest?
Winds in Copenhagen are highest in January, averaging 5.4 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in August, at 4.0 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Copenhagen year round?
The average temperature in Copenhagen over the whole year is 10°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 20°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 2°C.
Where to go instead in early January, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.