When to go · Denmark
Denmark, month by month
The best months for Denmark: May, Jun, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedDark by 16:00, 0–3 °C (32–37 °F) and grey; museums, cafés and saunas carry the trip. Cheapest hotels of the year.Dark by 4:00 PM, 0–3 °C (32–37 °F) and grey; museums, cafés and saunas carry the trip. Cheapest hotels of the year.Dark by 16:00, 32–37 °F (0–3 °C) and grey; museums, cafés and saunas carry the trip. Cheapest hotels of the year.Dark by 4:00 PM, 32–37 °F (0–3 °C) and grey; museums, cafés and saunas carry the trip. Cheapest hotels of the year.Zealand and the islands: cool · Jutland: cool · Als: Als: coolCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryMixedStill cold and short; Copenhagen Light Festival and fastelavn buns brighten it.Zealand and the islands: cool · Jutland: cool · Als: Als: coolCrowds: Low
- MarchMixedDays lengthen fast; Easter falls in late March in 2027, with closures.Zealand and the islands: cool · Jutland: cool · Als: Als: fineCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilGoodTivoli opens for the season (check dates); cherry blossom at Bispebjerg; still cool.Zealand and the islands: fine · Jutland: fine · Als: Als: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatLong light evenings, fewer crowds than summer; holiday long weekends fill trains.Zealand and the islands: best weather · Jutland: best weather · Als: Als: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- JuneGreatBest month: 17 h of light, harbour swimming, Sankt Hans bonfires; Roskilde Festival at month's end.Zealand and the islands: best weather · Jutland: best weather · Als: Als: rainyCrowds: High · 4 festivals or holidays
- JulyGreatWarmest and busiest; Danes on holiday, some city restaurants close, beaches full.Zealand and the islands: best weather · Jutland: best weather · Als: Als: warmCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
- AugustGreatStill summer; Copenhagen Pride and food festivals; water warmest.Zealand and the islands: best weather · Jutland: best weather · Als: Als: warmCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- SeptemberGoodMild, calmer, lower hotel rates; good cycling weather.Zealand and the islands: fine · Jutland: fine · Als: Als: rainyCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedAutumn colour, wind and rain; Halloween at Tivoli; days shorten fast after the clocks change.Zealand and the islands: cool · Jutland: rainy · Als: Als: best weatherCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberMixedGrey and wet until the Christmas markets and Tivoli open mid-month.Zealand and the islands: cool · Jutland: rainy · Als: Als: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- DecemberGoodChristmas markets, gløgg and æbleskiver; closures 24–26 Dec, 7-hour days.Zealand and the islands: cool · Jutland: cool · Als: Als: coolCrowds: Medium · 5 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Denmark, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 2
Jun: 4
May: Long light evenings, fewer crowds than summer; holiday long weekends fill trains.
June: Best month: 17 h of light, harbour swimming, Sankt Hans bonfires; Roskilde Festival at month's end.
Denmark: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
Weather by region
How each climate zone rates each month.