Climate · Europe
Copenhagen climate, year-round
Denmark · Maritime temperate (cool) · Updated May 2026
Best months
May · Jun · Jul · Aug
Best for: Brief-bright-summer Nordic nomads who treat the long winter as cozy season.
Year at a glance
Cells coloured by typical daytime average temperature. ★ = best months for nomads.
Jan
1°C
87%
2mm
Feb
1°C
85%
1mm
Mar
4°C
82%
2mm
Apr
8°C
75%
2mm
May
13°C
72%
2mm
Jun
16°C
73%
2mm
Jul
18°C
75%
2mm
Aug
18°C
77%
2mm
Sep
15°C
82%
2mm
Oct
11°C
85%
2mm
Nov
6°C
88%
2mm
Dec
3°C
88%
2mm
Summer peak
18°C
July · 75% humidity
Winter low
1°C
January · 87% humidity
Climate type
Maritime temperate (cool)
Humid summers, Humid winters
Field notes
Mild damp winters (Jan around 1°C), brief warm summers (Jul peak 18°C). Daylight in December is short (sunrise 8:30, sunset 3:45). Long bright summer evenings (sunset 10pm in June) are the magic.
Cost of living in Copenhagen: ~$3,180/mo
Mid-tier monthly across rent, food, transport, utilities, and coworking.
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Editorial estimates aggregated from public climatological summaries — typical monthly averages, not forecasts. Treat as order-of-magnitude. Microclimate, altitude, and recent extreme weather can swing these values significantly.