Copenhagen · Denmark · 1995–2024 averages
Copenhagen weather, month by month. July is the pick.
Thirty years of averages for Copenhagen, Denmark — how hot it really feels, when the rain arrives, and what the air is like. July comes out on top; December is the one to skip.
The year at a glance
Tap a month for its full breakdown.
July
bestscore 77.2/100Cool, sweaty and dryish, with clean air.
- Feels like
- 20°
- cool
- Real temp
- 21°
- mild
- Humidity
- 75%
- sweaty
- Rain
- 74mm
- dryish
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- mixed
- Air quality
- 36
- clean
- Daylight
- 16.8h
- long days
Month by month, metric by metric
Each row is one measure across the same twelve months. The tint says how good that month is for it, the word says why.
- Good
- Okay
- Rough
- Grim
Feels like
peaks at 20° in July
- Jan-2°freezing
- Feb-1°freezing
- Mar1°freezing
- Apr7°cold
- May13°cold
- Jun17°cool
- Jul20°cool
- Aug20°cool
- Sep15°cool
- Oct9°cold
- Nov4°freezing
- Dec0°freezing
Real temp
3–21° in the shade across the year
- Jan3°freezing
- Feb4°freezing
- Mar6°cold
- Apr11°cold
- May15°cool
- Jun19°cool
- Jul21°mild
- Aug21°mild
- Sep17°cool
- Oct12°cold
- Nov7°cold
- Dec4°freezing
Humidity
73% at its driest, 87% at its most oppressive
- Jan86%soupy
- Feb84%sweaty
- Mar80%sweaty
- Apr75%sweaty
- May73%sticky
- Jun74%sticky
- Jul75%sweaty
- Aug77%sweaty
- Sep79%sweaty
- Oct83%sweaty
- Nov86%soupy
- Dec87%soupy
Rain
75mm in August, 40mm in April
- Jan52mmdryish
- Feb46mmdryish
- Mar42mmdryish
- Apr40mmdryish
- May55mmdryish
- Jun68mmdryish
- Jul74mmdryish
- Aug75mmsome rain
- Sep53mmdryish
- Oct65mmdryish
- Nov50mmdryish
- Dec54mmdryish
Cloud cover
58% at its clearest, 79% at its greyest
- Jan77%grey
- Feb74%grey
- Mar65%mixed
- Apr58%mixed
- May58%mixed
- Jun59%mixed
- Jul59%mixed
- Aug60%mixed
- Sep62%mixed
- Oct70%grey
- Nov77%grey
- Dec79%grey
Air quality
worst in March, cleanest in July
- Jan44clean
- Feb48clean
- Mar51moderate
- Apr45clean
- May43clean
- Jun40clean
- Jul36clean
- Aug38clean
- Sep40clean
- Oct41clean
- Nov41clean
- Dec44clean
Daylight
7.1h to 17.4h of daylight across the year
- Jan7.8hdark
- Feb9.6hshort
- Mar11.9hshortish
- Apr14.2hlong days
- May16.3hlong days
- Jun17.4hlong days
- Jul16.8hlong days
- Aug15hlong days
- Sep12.7heven
- Oct10.4hshortish
- Nov8.3hshort
- Dec7.1hdark
Copenhagen's air, month by month
The air is at its worst in March at 51 AQI (moderate), and at its cleanest in July at 36 (clean). It tracks the seasons closely.
Every month in full
All twelve months, all seven measures.
| Month | Feels like | Real temp | Humidity | Rain | Cloud cover | Air quality | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -2° freezing | 3° freezing | 86% soupy | 52mm dryish | 77% grey | 44 clean | 7.8h dark |
| February | -1° freezing | 4° freezing | 84% sweaty | 46mm dryish | 74% grey | 48 clean | 9.6h short |
| March | 1° freezing | 6° cold | 80% sweaty | 42mm dryish | 65% mixed | 51 moderate | 11.9h shortish |
| April | 7° cold | 11° cold | 75% sweaty | 40mm dryish | 58% mixed | 45 clean | 14.2h long days |
| May | 13° cold | 15° cool | 73% sticky | 55mm dryish | 58% mixed | 43 clean | 16.3h long days |
| June | 17° cool | 19° cool | 74% sticky | 68mm dryish | 59% mixed | 40 clean | 17.4h long days |
| July | 20° cool | 21° mild | 75% sweaty | 74mm dryish | 59% mixed | 36 clean | 16.8h long days |
| August | 20° cool | 21° mild | 77% sweaty | 75mm some rain | 60% mixed | 38 clean | 15h long days |
| September | 15° cool | 17° cool | 79% sweaty | 53mm dryish | 62% mixed | 40 clean | 12.7h even |
| October | 9° cold | 12° cold | 83% sweaty | 65mm dryish | 70% grey | 41 clean | 10.4h shortish |
| November | 4° freezing | 7° cold | 86% soupy | 50mm dryish | 77% grey | 41 clean | 8.3h short |
| December | 0° freezing | 4° freezing | 87% soupy | 54mm dryish | 79% grey | 44 clean | 7.1h dark |
Copenhagen weather questions
- What is the best time to visit Copenhagen?
- July scores best across temperature, rain, humidity and air quality — 20° feels-like, 74mm of rain and 75% humidity. December is the month to avoid: 54mm of rain and 44 AQI.
- How hot does Copenhagen get?
- July is the peak, at 20° feels-like (21° in the shade) — cool. Even in July it reaches 20°.
- When is the rainy season in Copenhagen?
- August is the wettest month at 75mm, and April the driest at just 40mm.
- Is air quality a problem in Copenhagen?
- March is the worst month at 51 AQI (moderate), and July the best at 36 (clean).
Weather normals from Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis, 1995–2024) and CAMS air quality (2015–2024), licensed CC-BY-4.0. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. These are long-run averages, not forecasts — any given year will differ.
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