Køge weather in July

In July, Køge sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 68 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 16.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 06 min at the start of July to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Køge's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Køge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
16 h 42 min
3:57 AM – 8:37 PM
Cloud cover
59%
2nd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Køge is town in Denmark.

Founded
1250

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical July day in Køge reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Køge

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Køge weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5311.847.50.0
Feb / -0°429.63.99.20.0
Mar / 439.72.311.40.3
Apr10° / 3990.413.82.1
May14° / 5210.2015.94.2
Jun18° / 12°6711.1017.15.5
Jul20° / 14°6811.4016.66.1
Aug20° / 15°7311.7014.86.1
Sep16° / 12°6110.3012.55.0
Oct12° / 6312.2010.12.9
Nov / 5511.40.981.0
Dec / 5711.92.66.90.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34654
44654
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Køge gets around 68 mm of rain over 11.4 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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438
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1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1603370
2583480
3573580
4543691
5543691
65336101
75237101
85137111
95137111
105037121
114938121
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Wind in July

Winds average 16 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 06 min at the start of July to 15 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:41 AM to 4:21 AM, and sunset from 8:49 PM to 8:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.13:418:49
217.13:418:48
317.13:428:48
417.13:438:47
517.03:448:47
617.03:458:46
717.03:468:45
817.03:478:45
916.93:488:44
1016.93:498:43
1116.93:508:42
1216.83:528:41
1316.83:538:40
1416.83:548:39
1516.73:558:38
1616.73:578:37
1716.63:588:36
1816.64:008:34
1916.54:018:33
2016.54:038:32
2116.44:048:30
2216.44:068:29
2316.34:078:27
2416.34:098:26
2516.24:118:24
2616.24:128:22
2716.14:148:21
2816.14:168:19
2916.04:188:17
3015.94:198:15
3115.94:218:14

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Køge?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Køge for sightseeing.

What to pack for Køge in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Køge sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Køge in July

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Køge in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Køge peaks around June 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Køge?

Køge sits at 55.5°N, 12.2°E, 4 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Solrød Strand, 9.0 km away.

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Topography around Køge

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Køge.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Køge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m.

The land around Køge is covered by water (27%), artificial surfaces (22%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (34%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
92 m
80 km
211 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Solrød Strand 9.0 km · Greve 16 km · Ishøj 21 km · Roskilde 21 km · Vallensbæk 22 km · Taastrup 23 km · Ringsted 25 km · Albertslund 25 km

Denmark travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 92% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$76,970
2025
Happiness
7.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 611
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran 71%other/none/unspecified 24%Muslim 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Køge (55.458°, 12.1821°, elevation 4 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).