Copenhagen
Capital of Denmark: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Copenhagen - view from Christiansborg castle: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark, in Capital Region. About 1.2 million people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Denmark in our atlas.
It lies at 55.68° N, 12.57° E, about 14 m (46 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Copenhagen time zone. At this high latitude, summer days are very long and winter days very short.
Location
Red dot: Copenhagen. Green dots: other major cities of Denmark. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Copenhagen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 21°C (70°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about -1°C (31°F). Around 696 mm (27 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in DenmarkNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2618425 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1748 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Copenhagen - view from Christiansborg castle: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Petite sirène de Copenhague (conforme à la loi danoise): Benoît Prieur, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Denmark copenhagen parken stadium: Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de (Wikimedia Commons)
- CopenhagenTivoliEntrance: Elgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Rosenborg Castle Copenhagen 1: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Copenhagen Opera House 2014 04: Julian Herzog (Website), CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Copenhagen Zoo Tower and camel: Guillaume Baviere from Helsingborg, Sweden, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Frederiksberg Palace in Frederiksberg, Denmark, 20220617 1624 6907: Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- B&W Hallerne 2014-04-27 4: Albin Olsson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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