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.
- 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 actually surrendered. That's the thing you need to know before booking: daytime temperatures hover around 7°C…
- 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…
- 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…
- October
- High
- 13°C
- Low
- 9°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,…