Århus climate
Århus is warmest in July, with average highs of 21 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average -0.4 °C. August is the wettest month (71 mm) and February the driest (42 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Århus averages 660 mm of rain, 6 days above 25 °C and 61 days below freezing.
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Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 21 °C
- Coldest month February -0.4 °C
- Driest month February 42 mm
- Wettest month August 71 mm
- Least cloud May 58 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 29 °C
- Coldest on record February -15 °C
- Warmest sea August 18 °C
What to expectÅrhus through the year
Århus has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 3.7 °C in February to 21 °C in July, a swing of 16 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 6 days a year reach 25 °C, 61 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 29 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 42 mm in February to 71 mm in August. There is no dry season to aim for.
The sea off Århus is warmest in August at 18 °C and coldest in February at 2.3 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.4 °C | 51 mm | 76 % |
| February | 3.7 °C | 42 mm | 76 % |
| March | 6.3 °C | 43 mm | 68 % |
| April | 10.8 °C | 43 mm | 61 % |
| May | 15.1 °C | 56 mm | 58 % |
| June | 18.2 °C | 69 mm | 61 % |
| July | 20.5 °C | 66 mm | 59 % |
| August | 20.3 °C | 71 mm | 61 % |
| September | 16.6 °C | 55 mm | 66 % |
| October | 11.9 °C | 63 mm | 70 % |
| November | 7.4 °C | 51 mm | 76 % |
| December | 4.4 °C | 51 mm | 77 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 1.6 °C | 11.5 °C | -13.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| February | 3.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 1.7 °C | 13.9 °C | -15.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| March | 6.3 °C | 0.6 °C | 3.4 °C | 16.1 °C | -14.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| April | 10.8 °C | 3.6 °C | 7.2 °C | 22.8 °C | -4.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| May | 15.1 °C | 7.6 °C | 11.5 °C | 26.0 °C | 0.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 18.2 °C | 10.9 °C | 14.8 °C | 28.2 °C | 3.8 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 20.5 °C | 13.4 °C | 17.2 °C | 28.8 °C | 7.2 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 20.3 °C | 13.7 °C | 17.1 °C | 28.8 °C | 7.7 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 16.6 °C | 11.1 °C | 13.8 °C | 24.7 °C | 4.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 11.9 °C | 7.4 °C | 9.6 °C | 20.5 °C | -3.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| November | 7.4 °C | 3.9 °C | 5.7 °C | 16.4 °C | -6.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| December | 4.4 °C | 1.0 °C | 2.8 °C | 12.4 °C | -14.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51 mm | 11 | 7.6 h/day | 76 % | 87 % | 25 km/h | 2.9 °C |
| February | 42 mm | 9 | 9.5 h/day | 76 % | 84 % | 25 km/h | 2.3 °C |
| March | 43 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 68 % | 81 % | 24 km/h | 3.2 °C |
| April | 43 mm | 10 | 14 h/day | 61 % | 77 % | 21 km/h | 5.9 °C |
| May | 56 mm | 11 | 16 h/day | 58 % | 75 % | 20 km/h | 10.7 °C |
| June | 69 mm | 11 | 18 h/day | 61 % | 75 % | 21 km/h | 14.6 °C |
| July | 66 mm | 11 | 17 h/day | 59 % | 76 % | 20 km/h | 17.1 °C |
| August | 71 mm | 12 | 15 h/day | 61 % | 77 % | 20 km/h | 17.6 °C |
| September | 55 mm | 10 | 13 h/day | 66 % | 81 % | 22 km/h | 15.2 °C |
| October | 63 mm | 11 | 10 h/day | 70 % | 83 % | 23 km/h | 11.8 °C |
| November | 51 mm | 11 | 8.2 h/day | 76 % | 87 % | 24 km/h | 8.4 °C |
| December | 51 mm | 11 | 7.0 h/day | 77 % | 88 % | 24 km/h | 4.7 °C |
Where Århus ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The coolest places in Europe in July | 49th of 50 | 21 °C |
| The coolest places in Europe in June | 49th of 50 | 18 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Århus.
QuestionsCommon questions about Århus’s climate
When is the best time to visit Århus?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Århus get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 21 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 29 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -0.4 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 61 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Århus?
August, averaging 71 mm over 12 days with rain. The driest month is February with 42 mm. The year as a whole averages 660 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Århus rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 56.157°, 10.211° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.