Copenhagen in January
Chilly and damp, as the days lengthen.
January in Copenhagen is chilly: highs near 40°F, lows near 31°F. Rain or snow falls on about three days a week, less often as the month goes on, and the days lengthen by 55 minutes from the first week to the last.January in Copenhagen is chilly: highs near 4°C, lows near -1°C. Rain or snow falls on about three days a week, less often as the month goes on, and the days lengthen by 55 minutes from the first week to the last.
- High
- 40°F4°Caverage
- Low
- 31°F-1°Caverage
- Wet days
- 3a week · 42% of days
- Daylight
- 7h 43mon average
Is January a good time to visit Copenhagen?
January sits outside Copenhagen's best months, which run from June to August. Expect chilly days and rain or snow on about three days a week.
How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.
How January sits in the year
week by weekTemperature
Highs near 40°F in January, against 40°F to 73°F through the year.Highs near 4°C in January, against 4°C to 23°C through the year.
Chance of a wet day
42% of days in January, against 32% to 44% through the year.
Cloud cover
71% cover in January, against 47% to 73% through the year.
Daylight
7h 43m in January, against 7h 07m to 17h 26m through the year.
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Where Copenhagen sits, in January
Europe/Copenhagen- this place
- typical high in January 40°F4°C95°F35°C
- Sunrise, mid-January
- 8:30 AMsets 4:07 PM
- Above the sea
- 0 mlow-lying
- Latitude
- 55.7°Nnorthern hemisphere
- Nearest of ours
- our one place here
The land around Copenhagen, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Copenhagen is our one place in Denmark so far. Clock times are local, for the 15th.