Esbjerg
City in Denmark: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Esbjerg HarbourfromWatertower: No machine-readable author provided. Cnyborg assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Esbjerg is a city in Denmark, in South Denmark. About 71,698 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Denmark in our atlas.
It lies at 55.47° N, 8.45° E, about 17 m (56 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: Esbjerg. Green dots: other major cities of Denmark. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Esbjerg has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 20°C (68°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 0°C (31°F). Around 874 mm (34 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.
What to eat in DenmarkNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2622447 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q26234 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Esbjerg HarbourfromWatertower: No machine-readable author provided. Cnyborg assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)