Roskilde climate — normals and trends
Roskilde (Denmark) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.2 °C and it receives 627 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 (17.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Roskilde averages 79 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Roskilde has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 101 to 57 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.3 °C (on 9 August 1975) and the coldest -24.9 °C (on 26 January 1942).
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
RoskildeZealand
- coords
- 55.64°, 12.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.2°C
Average daily high
11.2°C
Average daily low
5.1°C
Annual rainfall
627mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
22.7km/h
Seasonal range
16.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
79 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
48.0 cm
Average feels-like high
8.0 °C
Average feels-like low
1.6 °C
Average peak gust
41.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
33.3 °C
9 August 1975
Coldest day
-24.9 °C
26 January 1942
Wettest day
67 mm
22 September 1967
Windiest day
69.2 km/h
28 October 2013
Strongest gust
123.8 km/h
28 October 2013
Hottest feels-like
34.4 °C
10 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-30.8 °C
26 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.6 cm
10 April 1970
Sunniest day
16.8 h
28 June 2011
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 51 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 3.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 12 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 9.6 °C | +4.2 °C | 21 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 13.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 13 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 15.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 42 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 19.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 87 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 22.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 150 mm | +78 mm |
| Aug | 20.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 44 mm | -26 mm |
| Sep | 18.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 53 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 12.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 89 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | 7.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 33 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 6.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 28 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Roskilde?
Roskilde has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.2 °C and it receives 627 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Roskilde?
The hottest day measured in Roskilde between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1975, reaching 33.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Roskilde?
The coldest day measured in Roskilde between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1942, at -24.9 °C.
Does it snow in Roskilde?
Yes. Roskilde gets on average 48.0 cm of snow per year and has around 79 frost days.
Has the climate of Roskilde warmed?
Yes: Roskilde warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Roskilde?
The wettest day measured in Roskilde between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1967, with 67 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Roskilde?
The windiest day measured in Roskilde between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2013, with winds reaching 69.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Roskilde?
The warmest month in Roskilde is July (17.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Roskilde?
Roskilde receives on average 627 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Roskilde?
Roskilde gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Roskilde?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Roskilde between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1970, with 18.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Roskilde?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Roskilde.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Roskilde?
In Roskilde, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.4 °C on 10 August 1975, and the lowest was -30.8 °C on 26 January 1942.
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