Weather in Copenhagen in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Copenhagen;
Average weather
Average temperature in Copenhagen in January
Going from a maximum of +50°F during the day to a minimum of +28°F during the night, the temperature in January averages around +43°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 42% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +46°F to +37°F.
Is Copenhagen warm or cold in January?
Copenhagen is typically chill in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +39°F to +37°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +34°F to +30°F.
Pack a jumper and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Copenhagen, here is the comparison with other months:
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Climate in Copenhagen in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +39°F | +37°F | +37°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| 0°F | -4°F | +3°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +54°F | +52°F | +57°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 43 mm | 30 mm | 21 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 6 m/s | 6 m/s | 6 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 86% | 86% | 84% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1011 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 22 | 23 | 20 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
January often has better weather than December. It’s getting colder in January. From +39°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +37°F. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 43 mm to 30 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 86%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 6 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 6 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Copenhagen is gradually decreasing during January, going from 4 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Copenhagen.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Copenhagen?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Copenhagen in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1987 (+29°F) and the highest in 2020 (+45°F). The driest year was 1987 with only 1 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2010 with 0 mm.
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Monthly weather in Copenhagen
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Copenhagen, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.