Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark
Copenhagen in May
In May, Copenhagen averages a daytime high of 17 °C and a night-time low of 8 °C, with about 45 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Copenhagen's most comfortable months, June to August.
- Average high
- 17 °C
- Average low
- 8 °C
- Rain in the month
- 45 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 16 h 20 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 88
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Copenhagen
May is the 5th warmest month in Copenhagen by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 4 °C to 22 °C and the lows from -1 °C to 14 °C. By day, May is 5 °C warmer than April, and June is 3 °C warmer than May.
May brings 45 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 56 mm (672 mm a year); it is the 9th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 16 h 20 min, against 7 h at the shortest and 17 h 30 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 °C | -1 °C | 54 mm | |
| February | 4 °C | -1 °C | 41 mm | |
| March | 7 °C | 1 °C | 39 mm | |
| April | 12 °C | 4 °C | 35 mm | |
| May | 17 °C | 8 °C | 45 mm | |
| June | 20 °C | 11 °C | 64 mm | Yes |
| July | 22 °C | 14 °C | 68 mm | Yes |
| August | 22 °C | 14 °C | 73 mm | Yes |
| September | 18 °C | 10 °C | 64 mm | |
| October | 13 °C | 7 °C | 68 mm | |
| November | 8 °C | 4 °C | 58 mm | |
| December | 5 °C | 1 °C | 63 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Copenhagen?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 17 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Copenhagen are June to August; the nearest are August, before, and June, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Denmark in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Copenhagen
This guide lists 88 places to stay in Copenhagen: 6 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 82 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 48; 1–3 km, 29; 3–10 km, 10; 10 km or more, 1.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.