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Climate - Skagen (Denmark)


Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours

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Skagen, where it's located


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Climate chart - Skagen
The climate of Skagen is sub-oceanic, with cold winters and mild summers.
The town is located on the northern tip of Denmark, the most windy and maritime area of the country.
Given the latitude (57°43'N), the white nights, in which the sun sets but it does not get completely dark even at midnight, occur from May 22 to July 21.
Although the 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 which the temperature can drop below -10 °C (14 °F). In January 1987, the temperature dropped to -19.5 °C (3 °F).
In summer, the temperature rarely reaches 25 °C (77 °F). The temperature reached 29 °C (84 °F) in August 1975, but later it didn't go above 27/28 °C (82/84 °F).
In summer, also due to the length of the days, the sunshine amount is quite good.

Skagen

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The best time to visit Skagen 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.

Skagen - Climate data


In Skagen, the average temperature of the coldest month (February) is of 0.8 °C (33.4 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 17.1 °C (62.9 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Skagen - Average temperatures (2003-2011)
MonthMin (°C)Max (°C)Mean (°C)Min (°F)Max (°F)Mean (°F)
January041.7323835
February-130.8303733.4
March052.8334137
April4107.3405045.2
May81410.8465751.5
June111814.5536458.1
July142017.1576862.9
August142016.9576762.4
September121714.1536257.4
October8129.8465449.6
November586.5404743.6
December253.6354238.5
Year6.411.38.8543.652.448

In Skagen, precipitation amounts to 645 millimeters (25.4 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 30 mm (1.2 in) in the driest month (February) to 75 mm (3 in) in the wettest ones (September, October) Here is the average precipitation.
Skagen - Average precipitation
MonthMillimetersInchesDays
January50211
February301.27
March401.69
April351.47
May451.87
June552.28
July5027
August602.49
September75311
October75312
November652.612
December602.411
Year64525.4111

At Skagen, the sea temperature ranges from 3 °C (37 °F) in February to 17.5 °C (64 °F) in August. Here are the average sea temperatures.
Skagen - Sea temperature
MonthCelsius (°C)Fahrenheit (°F)
January439
February338
March3.538
April643
May10.551
June14.558
July1763
August17.564
September15.560
October1254
November948
December642
Year9.949.9

In Skagen, there are on average around 1965 sunshine hours per year. Here are the average hours of sunshine per day.
Skagen - Sunshine hours
MonthAverageTotal
January260
February380
March4.5135
April6.5195
May9.5290
June9275
July10305
August8.5255
September5.5165
October3.5100
November255
December1.550
Year5.41965

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