When to go · Skagen

Skagen in January

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (many places shut, wind and dark); Easter and week 43 are busy but cold.

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 3°C (37°F)37°F (3°C) / −2°C (28°F)28°F (−2°C); average high / low
Rain days: 12
Crowds: Low; Denmark overall
Prices: Low; Denmark overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Skagen

Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (many places shut, wind and dark); Easter and week 43 are busy but cold.

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

SkagenHighs around 3 °C (37 °F), lows around -2 °C (28 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 37 °F (3 °C), lows around 28 °F (-2 °C), rain on about 12 days
Jutland, Denmark · Aarhus, Aalborg, Skagen, Ribe, west coastcool
The North Sea coast is the windiest and wettest part; autumn storms bring storm surges on the Wadden Sea.

Denmark overall: Dark by 16:00, 0–3 °C and grey; museums, cafés and saunas carry the trip. Cheapest hotels of the year.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Skagen, side by side.

First month

Second month

January: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (many places shut, wind and dark); Easter and week 43 are busy but cold.

June: Inside Skagen's best window: Jun–Aug.

Skagen: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.