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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 69°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 29°F at night. Around 19 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in November (2.1 inches) and easing off in February (0.9 inches). 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 (°F) | 37 | 38 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 62 | 53 | 44 | 39 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 33 | 34 | 38 | 45 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 61 | 55 | 48 | 40 | 35 |
| Avg low (°F) | 29 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 53 | 54 | 49 | 42 | 36 | 31 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 37 | 38 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 64 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 33 | 34 | 38 | 45 | 52 | 56 |
| Avg low (°F) | 29 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 44 | 49 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 69 | 69 | 62 | 53 | 44 | 39 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 61 | 61 | 55 | 48 | 40 | 35 |
| Avg low (°F) | 53 | 54 | 49 | 42 | 36 | 31 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
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 (mph) | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| 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 (mph) | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 |
| 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 (mph) | 7.3 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
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.