Odense
City in Denmark: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Odense rådhus: Emelie Graven, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Odense is a city in Denmark, in South Denmark. About 180,863 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Denmark in our atlas.
It lies at 55.40° N, 10.39° 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: Odense. Green dots: other major cities of Denmark. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Odense has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 21°C (69°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 0°C (31°F). Around 701 mm (28 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 2615876 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q25331 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Odense rådhus: Emelie Graven, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)