Copenhagen weather by month & the best time to visit
🇩🇰 Denmark · city break · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Copenhagen is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with August close behind. Copenhagen averages about 1,702 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 69 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,702
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 76/100
- Rain / year
- 697 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈39 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 19°C / 66°F
- Population
- 1.2M
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Copenhagen?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Copenhagen is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 61 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Copenhagen?
Copenhagen isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,702 hours of sunshine a year. 76 Sunshine Score points separate July (76) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #4 of 11 destinations in Denmark for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,688 hours. The year's 697 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 | 0° / 32°F | 61 mm | 0 | 3° / 37°F |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -1° / 30°F | 48 mm | 1 | 3° / 37°F |
| March | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 0° / 32°F | 42 mm | 1 | 3° / 37°F |
| April | 14 | 10° / 50°F | 4° / 39°F | 34 mm | 3 | 7° / 45°F |
| May | 47 | 15° / 59°F | 8° / 46°F | 47 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| June | 64 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 64 mm | 5 | 16° / 61°F |
| July | 76 | 21° / 70°F | 15° / 59°F | 69 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| August | 73 | 21° / 70°F | 15° / 59°F | 83 mm | 4 | 19° / 66°F |
| September | 59 | 17° / 63°F | 12° / 54°F | 54 mm | 3 | 18° / 64°F |
| October | 25 | 12° / 54°F | 8° / 46°F | 70 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 5° / 41°F | 62 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| December | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 2° / 36°F | 63 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
Sea temperature in Copenhagen by month
The sea off Copenhagen is warmest in July at around 19°C / 66°F, and coolest in January at 3°C / 37°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
- Malmö Sweden · 46 km · best in Jul · 1,701 h sun/yr
- Aarhus Denmark · 148 km · best in Jul · 1,688 h sun/yr
- Billund Denmark · 220 km · best in Jul · 1,625 h sun/yr
- Göteborg Sweden · 229 km · best in Jul · 1,574 h sun/yr
- Aalborg Denmark · 238 km · best in Jul · 1,764 h sun/yr
- Szczecin(Glewice) Poland · 268 km · best in Jun · 1,621 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Roskilde Denmark · 33 km · 1,701 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Ängelholm Sweden · 76 km · 1,559 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Halmstad Sweden · 120 km · 1,563 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Rønne Denmark · 147 km · 1,789 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Odense Denmark · 147 km · 1,677 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Copenhagen compares month by month: Copenhagen vs Malmö · Copenhagen vs Aarhus · Copenhagen vs Billund · all comparisons
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