Climate of Denmark
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 2°C and 20°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 0°C and 16°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 5°C and 21°C
- Rain: it rains 153 days and there is a total of approximately 295 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 27 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2359 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 2°C and 20°C |
Warmest month: | 20°C in July |
Coldest month: | 2°C in February |
Night temperature: | between 0°C and 16°C |
Sea temperature: | between 5°C and 21°C |
Dry days: | 185 days |
Days with rain: | 153 days |
Days with snow: | 27 days |
Total rain sum: | 295 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 2359 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Denmark.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Denmark.
Do you want to go to Denmark?
These are the travel companies where you can book a trip to Denmark:
Climate table of Denmark
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Denmark. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Denmark might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Day temp. (°C) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
Night temp. (°C) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Water temp. (°C) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 20 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 44 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 27 |
Days with rain | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
Days with snow | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 |
Dry days | 14 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind force (Bft) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
UV-index | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Best time to visit Denmark
To go to Denmark, the best time to visit is in July and August. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. In Denmark, July is the warmest month with 20°C and the most cold month is 2°C in February. The highest water temperature is 21°C and it does not get colder than 5°C.
Climate of Denmark by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Denmark? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.












Denmark weather experiences
Have you been to in Denmark?
Submit your Denmark weather experience today and get a chance to win £100!