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Århus, Denmark climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Århus has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 21°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −2°C at night. Around 470 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in November (52 mm) and easing off in February (24 mm). At latitude 56°N, day length swings from 6.6 hours in midwinter to 17.4 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Århus climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Avg low (°C) | −2 | −1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 41 | 24 | 33 | 27 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 51 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | −2 | −1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 41 | 24 | 33 | 27 | 35 | 40 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 20 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 48 | 51 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 38 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 71 | 72 | 68 | 62 | 61 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 68 | 70 | 70 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 94 | 93 | 89 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 95 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 71 | 72 | 68 | 62 | 61 | 65 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 94 | 93 | 89 | 84 | 81 | 81 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 66 | 65 | 65 | 68 | 70 | 70 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 81 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 95 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 19 years of daily observations at Foulum, a weather station, about 55 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.