Hørsholm climate — normals and trends
Hørsholm (Denmark) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 669 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (17.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Hørsholm averages 79 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Hørsholm has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 100 to 58 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.5 °C (on 9 August 1975) and the coldest -25.5 °C (on 10 February 1940).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
HørsholmCapital Region
- coords
- 55.88°, 12.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.1°C
Average daily high
11.0°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
669mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
22.6km/h
Seasonal range
17.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
79 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
49.8 cm
Average feels-like high
7.8 °C
Average feels-like low
1.6 °C
Average peak gust
42.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
33.5 °C
9 August 1975
Coldest day
-25.5 °C
10 February 1940
Wettest day
59 mm
22 September 1967
Windiest day
70.1 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
131.0 km/h
24 November 1981
Hottest feels-like
35.0 °C
10 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-31.0 °C
10 February 1940
Snowiest day
15.0 cm
10 April 1970
Sunniest day
16.6 h
1 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 61 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 3.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 16 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 9.3 °C | +4.2 °C | 21 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 13.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 11 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 15.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 45 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 19.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 97 mm | +33 mm |
| Jul | 22.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 120 mm | +45 mm |
| Aug | 20.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 44 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 18.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 75 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 12.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 87 mm | +30 mm |
| Nov | 7.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 47 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 6.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 30 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hørsholm?
Hørsholm has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 669 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hørsholm?
The hottest day measured in Hørsholm between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1975, reaching 33.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hørsholm?
The coldest day measured in Hørsholm between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1940, at -25.5 °C.
Does it snow in Hørsholm?
Yes. Hørsholm gets on average 49.8 cm of snow per year and has around 79 frost days.
Has the climate of Hørsholm warmed?
Yes: Hørsholm warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hørsholm?
The wettest day measured in Hørsholm between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1967, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hørsholm?
The windiest day measured in Hørsholm between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 70.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hørsholm?
The warmest month in Hørsholm is July (17.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Hørsholm?
Hørsholm receives on average 669 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hørsholm?
Hørsholm gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hørsholm?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hørsholm between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1970, with 15.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hørsholm?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Hørsholm.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hørsholm?
In Hørsholm, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.0 °C on 10 August 1975, and the lowest was -31.0 °C on 10 February 1940.
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