Climate - Samsø (Denmark)

The climate of Samsø is Baltic, that is to say, relatively continental, with cold winters and mild to pleasantly warm summers.
The small island of Samsø is located east of Jutland, in central Denmark.
Given the latitude (55°52'N), the white nights, in which the sun sets but it does not get completely dark even at midnight, occur from June 2 to July 10.
Although winter is not very cold for the latitude, it is often humid, windy and rainy. Snow is quite frequent, although generally not abundant. Even in spring, until April or the first half of May, there is often cold and unstable weather.
Occasionally, there may be cold waves in winter, in which the temperature can drop below -15 °C (5 °F).
In summer, short hot periods are possible.
The average temperature of the coldest month (February) is of 1.4 °C (34 °F), that of the warmest month (August) is of 17.4 °C (63 °F). Here are the average temperatures in Tranebjerg.

Precipitation amounts to 550 millimeters (21.7 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 30 mm (1.2 in) in the driest month (February) to 60 mm (2.4 in) in the wettest (June). Here is the average precipitation.

The sea temperature ranges between 3 °C (37 °F) and 18 °C (64 °F). So, it never becomes warm for swimming (if not for Northern Europeans). Here are the average sea temperatures.

Best Time

The best time to visit Samsø is the summer, from June to August, since it is the mildest season. However, you must take into account some rainy days and a bit of cold at night.