Copenhagen month by month
Plan your visit to Copenhagen by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
Copenhagen's year splits into three bands. Winter runs from December through February, with highs of 4°C to 5°C and 10 to 12 rain days per month. March reaches 7°C, April 10°C, and May hits 15°C. The warm season spans June through September. July peaks at 21°C, and September still holds 18°C with only 8 rain days. October drops to 13°C, November to 8°C. Rain never falls below 8 days in any month, but July logs 13 while March, April, and September each record 8.
All 12 month guides are published beneath this index. Open September first if your dates are flexible. It pairs 18°C highs with 8 rain days, the lowest count alongside March and April. July delivers the warmest readings at 21°C but carries 13 rain days, the highest of any month. The 12 guides track how conditions shift across Copenhagen's year, so open the months that bracket your travel window and compare.
July and January need the most care. July's 21°C high comes with 13 rain days, the most of any month. January drops to 4°C with 12 rain days.
September combines 18°C highs with 8 rain days in Copenhagen, the warmest month that also records the year's lowest rain count.
- January
- High
- 4°C
- Low
- 1°C
- Rain
- 69 mm
January in Copenhagen is, above all, dark. The sun doesn't climb above the horizon until nearly quarter to nine and drops back below it before four in the afternoon, leaving you…
- February
- High
- 5°C
- Low
- 1°C
- Rain
- 53 mm
February in Copenhagen is dark. That is the single most defining fact of this month, and it shapes everything else. You are looking at roughly eight hours of usable daylight, with…
- March
- High
- 7°C
- Low
- 2°C
- Rain
- 35 mm
March in Copenhagen is the month winter starts to crack, but hasn't surrendered. That's the thing you need to know before booking: daytime temperatures hover around 7°C (45°F),…
- April
- High
- 10°C
- Low
- 4°C
- Rain
- 39 mm
April in Copenhagen is really about one thing: the return of light. After months of Nordic darkness (sunrise past 8:30am, sunset before 4pm through December and January) the days…
- May
- High
- 15°C
- Low
- 9°C
- Rain
- 47 mm
May is when Copenhagen finally exhales. After months of grey skies and early darkness, the city suddenly has close to 17 hours of daylight, and you can feel the collective mood…
- June
- High
- 19°C
- Low
- 13°C
- Rain
- 39 mm
June in Copenhagen is defined by light, and the scale of it catches people off guard. The sun rises before 4:30 in the morning and doesn't set until nearly 10 at night, and even…
- July
- High
- 21°C
- Low
- 15°C
- Rain
- 78 mm
July is when Copenhagen finally exhales. After months of grey skies and early darkness, the city gets close to 18 hours of daylight, and Danes respond by essentially moving their…
- August
- High
- 20°C
- Low
- 15°C
- Rain
- 60 mm
August in Copenhagen is the tail end of a short, luminous summer, and the city squeezes every last drop out of it. Daytime temperatures hover around 20°C (68°F), which feels warmer…
- September
- High
- 18°C
- Low
- 13°C
- Rain
- 54 mm
September in Copenhagen is the exhale after summer. The city's long, luminous days are shortening (you'll lose roughly three minutes of daylight every day) and there's a crispness…
- October
- High
- 13°C
- Low
- 10°C
- Rain
- 78 mm
October is when Copenhagen turns inward. Daylight drops fast: you lose nearly two hours of sunlight across the month, and by Halloween the sun sets before 5pm. Temperatures hover…
- November
- High
- 8°C
- Low
- 5°C
- Rain
- 56 mm
November in Copenhagen is dark. That is the single most important thing to know. By mid-month, the sun sets before 4pm, and you'll find yourself walking through the city in…
- December
- High
- 5°C
- Low
- 2°C
- Rain
- 55 mm
December in Copenhagen is dark. That's the first thing you need to know, and it shapes everything else. The sun rises around 8:40 in the morning and sets by 3:40 in the afternoon,…