Odense climate

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Odense is warmest in July, with average highs of 21 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average -0.3 °C. August is the wettest month (71 mm) and February the driest (40 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Odense averages 642 mm of rain, 10 days above 25 °C and 61 days below freezing.

Denmark · population 180,863 · 1991–2020 normals

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 -0.3 °C
Driest month February 40 mm
Wettest month August 71 mm
Least cloud May 58 % cloud
Hottest on record August 31 °C
Coldest on record January -14 °C
Warmest sea August 18 °C

What to expectOdense through the year

Odense has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 4.0 °C in February to 21 °C in July, a swing of 16 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 10 days a year reach 25 °C, 0 of them reach 30 °C, 61 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 31 °C, in August.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 40 mm in February to 71 mm in August. There is no dry season to aim for.

The sea off Odense is warmest in August at 18 °C and coldest in February at 2.1 °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	3.6 °C	49 mm	76 %
February	4.0 °C	40 mm	76 %
March	6.7 °C	43 mm	68 %
April	11.4 °C	42 mm	60 %
May	15.8 °C	54 mm	58 %
June	18.8 °C	70 mm	61 %
July	21.2 °C	71 mm	59 %
August	20.9 °C	71 mm	61 %
September	17.2 °C	52 mm	65 %
October	12.3 °C	56 mm	70 %
November	7.6 °C	46 mm	76 %
December	4.5 °C	49 mm	77 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days above 25 °C	Days below 0 °C
January	3.6 °C	-0.2 °C	1.7 °C	11.7 °C	-13.9 °C	0	15
February	4.0 °C	-0.3 °C	1.9 °C	13.6 °C	-10.7 °C	0	15
March	6.7 °C	0.7 °C	3.7 °C	18.4 °C	-13.7 °C	0	12
April	11.4 °C	3.7 °C	7.6 °C	23.5 °C	-5.0 °C	0	3
May	15.8 °C	7.7 °C	11.9 °C	27.8 °C	-1.0 °C	0	0
June	18.8 °C	11.1 °C	15.2 °C	29.8 °C	3.8 °C	1	0
July	21.2 °C	13.6 °C	17.6 °C	30.6 °C	7.8 °C	5	0
August	20.9 °C	13.8 °C	17.5 °C	30.7 °C	7.9 °C	4	0
September	17.2 °C	11.2 °C	14.1 °C	25.9 °C	3.0 °C	0	0
October	12.3 °C	7.6 °C	9.9 °C	21.8 °C	-3.3 °C	0	1
November	7.6 °C	3.9 °C	5.8 °C	16.5 °C	-6.4 °C	0	4
December	4.5 °C	1.1 °C	2.9 °C	12.6 °C	-12.5 °C	0	12

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind	Sea temp
January	49 mm	11	7.7 h/day	76 %	87 %	26 km/h	2.7 °C
February	40 mm	9	9.6 h/day	76 %	84 %	26 km/h	2.1 °C
March	43 mm	10	12 h/day	68 %	80 %	25 km/h	2.9 °C
April	42 mm	10	14 h/day	60 %	76 %	23 km/h	5.2 °C
May	54 mm	10	16 h/day	58 %	73 %	22 km/h	10.6 °C
June	70 mm	11	17 h/day	61 %	73 %	23 km/h	14.4 °C
July	71 mm	12	17 h/day	59 %	73 %	21 km/h	17.0 °C
August	71 mm	12	15 h/day	61 %	75 %	22 km/h	17.6 °C
September	52 mm	10	13 h/day	65 %	79 %	23 km/h	15.2 °C
October	56 mm	11	11 h/day	70 %	83 %	24 km/h	11.9 °C
November	46 mm	10	8.4 h/day	76 %	87 %	24 km/h	8.4 °C
December	49 mm	10	7.1 h/day	77 %	88 %	25 km/h	4.3 °C

How Odense compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination	Summer high	Winter low	Rain per year	Days above 25 °C
Odense	21 °C	-0.3 °C	642 mm	10
Århus · Denmark	21 °C	-0.4 °C	660 mm	6
Kiel · Germany	21 °C	-0.3 °C	693 mm	13
Copenhagen · Denmark	21 °C	-0.7 °C	670 mm	7

Where Odense ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
Best beach destinations in Europe in December	50thof 50	9.9/100

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Odense.

QuestionsCommon questions about Odense’s climate

When is the best time to visit Odense?

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 Odense get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 21 °C. About 0 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 31 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average -0.3 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 61 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Odense?

August, averaging 71 mm over 12 days with rain. The driest month is February with 40 mm. The year as a whole averages 642 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 Odense 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
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

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.