Aalborg weather by month & the best time to visit
🇩🇰 Denmark · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Aalborg is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 74/100), with August close behind. Aalborg averages about 1,764 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 82 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,764
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 74/100
- Rain / year
- 849 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈53 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 18°C / 64°F
- Population
- 143k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Aalborg?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Aalborg is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 74 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Aalborg?
Aalborg isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,764 hours of sunshine a year. 74 Sunshine Score points separate July (74) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 of 11 destinations in Denmark for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,688 hours. The year's 849 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -1° / 30°F | 74 mm | 0 | 4° / 39°F |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -1° / 30°F | 55 mm | 0 | 4° / 39°F |
| March | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 0° / 32°F | 51 mm | 1 | 5° / 41°F |
| April | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 4° / 39°F | 47 mm | 3 | 8° / 46°F |
| May | 46 | 15° / 59°F | 8° / 46°F | 59 mm | 4 | 13° / 55°F |
| June | 62 | 18° / 64°F | 11° / 52°F | 80 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| July | 74 | 20° / 68°F | 14° / 57°F | 82 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| August | 73 | 20° / 68°F | 14° / 57°F | 87 mm | 4 | 18° / 64°F |
| September | 51 | 16° / 61°F | 11° / 52°F | 71 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
| October | 24 | 12° / 54°F | 7° / 45°F | 90 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
| November | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 4° / 39°F | 79 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| December | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 1° / 34°F | 74 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
Sea temperature in Aalborg by month
The sea off Aalborg is warmest in August at around 18°C / 64°F, and coolest in January at 4°C / 39°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Aarhus Denmark · 100 km · best in Jul · 1,688 h sun/yr
- Billund Denmark · 157 km · best in Jul · 1,625 h sun/yr
- Göteborg Sweden · 159 km · best in Jul · 1,574 h sun/yr
- Kristiansand(Kjevik) Norway · 162 km · best in Jul · 1,709 h sun/yr
- Sandefjord(Torp) Norway · 234 km · best in Jul · 1,649 h sun/yr
- Copenhagen Denmark · 238 km · best in Jul · 1,702 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Læsø Denmark · 72 km · 1,766 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Karup Denmark · 100 km · 1,662 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Aalborg compares month by month: Aalborg vs Göteborg · Aalborg vs Aarhus · Aalborg vs Kristiansand(Kjevik) · Aalborg vs Billund · all comparisons
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