Copenhagen Weather in August
Copenhagen in August
The short of it: Copenhagen in August averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 14 °C (58 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 14° · rain 70 mm · daylight 15 h 1 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & July
August in Copenhagen brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 14°, with about 70 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 22°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 70 mm.
The sun is up for about 15 h 1 min in mid-August, 116 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and July.
Against its neighbours, Copenhagen runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Indre By, 1 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
August in Copenhagen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indre ByCapital Region | 1 km ENE | 22° | 14° | 70 mm |
| FrederiksbergCapital Region | 2 km W | 22° | 14° | 72 mm |
| ValbyCapital Region | 3 km WSW | 22° | 14° | 70 mm |
| VanløseCapital Region | 5 km W | 22° | 14° | 72 mm |
| HvidovreCapital Region | 7 km WSW | 22° | 14° | 71 mm |
| RødovreCapital Region | 7 km W | 22° | 14° | 74 mm |
| CharlottenlundCapital Region | 9 km N | 21° | 14° | 72 mm |
| AvedøreCapital Region | 9 km SW | 22° | 14° | 72 mm |