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Best time to visit Odense

July is the best time to visit Odense for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 12 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking July comfort 84/100
A beach holiday August sea 18 °C
The least cloud May 58 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 40 mm
Warmth July 21 °C
Cooler weather January 3.6 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 84 21 °C 12 43
2 August 83 21 °C 12 44
3 June 78 19 °C 11 26
4 September 74 17 °C 10 26
5 May 67 16 °C 10 16
6 October 52 12 °C 11 9
7 April 49 11 °C 10 11
8 November 33 7.6 °C 10 10
9 March 29 6.7 °C 10 11
10 December 24 4.5 °C 10 10
11 February 24 4.0 °C 9 12
12 January 21 3.6 °C 11 9

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 18 °C and air temperatures around 21 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 2.7 °C 3.6 °C 76 % 9
February 2.1 °C 4.0 °C 76 % 12
March 2.9 °C 6.7 °C 68 % 11
April 5.2 °C 11 °C 60 % 11
May 11 °C 16 °C 58 % 16
June 14 °C 19 °C 61 % 26
July 17 °C 21 °C 59 % 43
August 18 °C 21 °C 61 % 44
September 15 °C 17 °C 65 % 26
October 12 °C 12 °C 70 % 9
November 8.4 °C 7.6 °C 76 % 10
December 4.3 °C 4.5 °C 77 % 10

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 11 wet days and highs near 3.6 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

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 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.