When to go · Copenhagen
Copenhagen, month by month
The best months for Copenhagen: May, Jun, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedCold and dark by 16:00.Cold and dark by 4:00 PM.3 °C (37 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 16 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 16 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryMixedCold; grey.4 °C (39 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 12 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchGoodCool; light returns.7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilGoodMild; Easter closures.12 °C (54 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatLong light; terraces open.17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days63 °F (17 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatLong light; Midsummer bonfires Jun 23.20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 12 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
- JulyGreatWarm; some restaurants close in July.22 °C (72 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 13 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
- AugustGreatWarm; busy.22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 13 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- SeptemberGoodMild; good light.18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 13 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedCool; autumn holiday week.12 °C (54 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 15 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberMixedCold and dark early.8 °C (46 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 17 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 17 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberMixedCold; Christmas markets; Dec 24–26 closures.4 °C (39 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 17 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 17 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Copenhagen, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Jun: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
May: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Jun: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
May: 11 (better)
Jun: 12
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 3
May: Long light; terraces open.
June: Long light; Midsummer bonfires Jun 23.
Copenhagen: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.