Local Weather

Climate

Back in the 90s, I remember one July where it was so cold it snowed! Yeah in July!

The best way to prepare for the weather in Denmark is too remember that it can be cold one day and hot the next. You want to do what the Danes do. Dress in layers.

By dressing in layers, you can remove or add on as needed. It can be quite chilly in the early morning, but by midday it could be t-shirt weather.

Wearing a t-shirt, with a shirt over it, a light sweater, than a weather proof jacket. Always have some sort of rain wear with you, since it can drizzle for hours. Hard rain is not as common as a persistant drizzle.

If you carry an umbrella, try to get one that collapses, so you can store it in your backpack or knapsack when not needed. This will also prevent you from putting it down somewhere and forgetting it. There are so many lost umbrellas in this country!

As a general rule. Winters are usually mild (not in 2009 and 2010), summers are rarely hot, but warm and very delightful.

Rain is quite common, so be prepared.

Winters are dark and dreary. Summers are light and cheerful. I love the Danish summers ... rarely very hot, but warm enough to sun bath, go to the beach and enjoy the garden.

Your average temperature is 16 degrees Celcius in the summer. (That is about 61 degrees Fahrenheit). Average winter temps are right at freezing point.

There are pros and cons to the weather in Denmark. Being so far north, we get some wonderfully long summer days: from about 3am to 11pm, while in winter we get some long dark nights from about 4 pm to 9 am in the morning. You can go months without seeing sunshine if you work indoors! Winter depression is a major issue in Denmark!