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Coldest sea in Denmark in December

74 coastal locations in Denmark ranked by typical December sea temperature, coldest first. Region-wide average in December: 6.5°C.

Coldest in December

Helsingor

5.5°C December mean in Denmark

Regional December average

6.5°C

across all 74 coastal locations in Denmark

Vs annual mean

-4.2°C

below the year-round regional average

What the Denmark sea feels like in December

This water is very cold and can cause pain. We don't recommend you swim in this temperature for anything other than very short swims of 5 to 10 minutes unless you are a very experienced cold water swimmer.

Denmark monthly average 3.8°C to 18.1°C
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  • Warmest month August 18.1°C
  • Coldest month February 3.8°C
  • Annual mean 10.7°C
  • Months above 20°C 0 of 12

Where December fits in the year

December sits inside the regional pattern shown on the left. Pick a different month to see how the ranking shifts.

All twelve Denmark month rankings:

Denmark sea temperature map (live)

The map shows today's latest reading at every Denmark location. The list below is based on the typical December mean.

Zoom in to see individual locations. Click a pin for water temperatures. View list →
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Top 50 coldest Denmark locations in December

Sorted by typical December mean from a decade of daily readings, coldest first. Click any place for the full location page.

# Location December mean
1 Helsingor 5.5°C
2 Espergærde Capital Region 5.5°C
3 Gilleleje 5.6°C
4 Hornbaek 5.6°C
5 Ejby South Region 5.6°C
6 Holbæk South Region 5.6°C
7 Hundested 5.7°C
8 Jaegerspris 5.7°C
9 Tisvilde 5.7°C
10 Vordingborg 5.8°C
11 Skælskør Zealand Region 5.8°C
12 Copenhagen 5.9°C
13 Dragor 5.9°C
14 Hals 5.9°C
15 Kalundborg 5.9°C
16 Charlottenlund Capital Region 6.0°C
17 Lakolk 6.0°C
18 Nakskov 6.0°C
19 Korsor 6.0°C
20 Hadsund 6.0°C
21 Roskilde 6.0°C
22 Nyborg 6.0°C
23 Ejby 6.1°C
24 Horsens 6.1°C
25 Kolding 6.1°C
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26 Middelfart 6.1°C
27 Vejle 6.1°C
28 Esbjerg 6.1°C
29 Kerteminde 6.1°C
30 Munkebo 6.1°C
31 Nordby 6.1°C
32 Ebeltoft 6.1°C
33 Kobenhavn Capital 6.1°C
34 Odense 6.2°C
35 Strib 6.2°C
36 Slipshavn South Denmark 6.2°C
37 Aarhus 6.2°C
38 Greve 6.2°C
39 Marstal 6.2°C
40 Nykobing Falster 6.2°C
41 Svendborg 6.2°C
42 Vindeby 6.2°C
43 Grenaa 6.2°C
44 Rødbyhavn South Region 6.3°C
45 Juelsminde Central Region 6.3°C
46 Faaborg 6.3°C
47 Gedser Zealand 6.3°C
48 Århus Central Region 6.3°C
49 Rudkøbing South Region 6.4°C
50 Thurø By South Region 6.4°C

Warmest 10 in Denmark in December

Same data the other way. The warmest spots for the same month.

# Location December mean
1 Euro platform Capital 10.6°C
2 Klitmoller 8.5°C
3 Hanstholm 8.4°C
4 Thyboron 8.2°C
5 Hirtshals 8.1°C
6 Blokhus 8.1°C
7 Lokken 8.1°C
8 Torshavn 8.0°C
9 Aalborg 7.8°C
10 Strandby 7.6°C

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