Dirt Cheap Copenhagen

December in Copenhagen is the third-coldest month of the year after February and January. But don’t let that dissuade you from a late-year visit. Copenhagen’s winter is milder than you might expect for a Scandinavian capital. Though the days are short and overcast, the temperatures are fairly mild.

It doesn’t snow as much as you might expect in Copenhagen, but what snow there is generally comes in December and stays on the ground for the next few months. Copenhagen is a fairly flat city, so unless you’re looking to travel a bit you won’t need your skiing gear. Bring a lot of heavy, warm clothes. The average temperatures in December are remarkably unvaried, with only a seven-degree swing between the highs and lows. This means you’ll want to be dressed for night all day long.

The average high temperature in a Copenhagen December is º39 (F)/º3 (C). The average lows are º32/º0, with an overall average temperature of º36/º2. Every December there are on average 15 days below freezing and 19 days with fog.

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