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TELL US: Are you fed up with the rain in Denmark this summer?

Parts of Denmark have already received their expected annual rainfall for 2024 and we're yet to reach the end of July. Does the wet weather bother you?

Published: 23 July 2024 15:02 CEST

TELL US: Are you fed up with the rain in Denmark this summer?

Have you had enough of Denmark's rainy summer? Photo: Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix

Denmark is experiencing a rainy summer and 2024 by several standards.

This year has already included a record amount of rainfall in April, while both June and July have seen more rain than usual – as, for example, guests at the Roskilde Festival can attest.

Neighbouring municipalities Vejle and Vejen in southeastern Jutland have already exceeded the expected rainfall for a year, within the first seven months.

We want to know if the unusually wet summer is bothering you, if at all. Are you used to hot, dry summers in other countries? Has the rain disrupted your plans? Or are you enjoying the coolness and fresh air that accompanies the frequent showers?

Take a look at the survey below and let us know what you think. We’ll use the best answers in a forthcoming article. If the survey doesn’t display in your browser, click here.

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'Not a summer at all': What foreigners think of Denmark’s rainy July

This year has already included a record amount of rainfall in April, while both June and July have seen more rain than usual – as, for example, guests at the Roskilde Festival can attest.

Some parts of the country have meanwhile exceeded the expected rainfall for a year, within the first seven months.

We asked our readers in Denmark if the unusually wet summer is bothering them. Several got in touch to say the weather offerings have been less than ideal. Thank you to all who took the time to get back to us.

“It’s very concerning. I am an international expat who studied and works here,” one reader from southern Germany wrote.

“Right now I can’t imagine living for the long term here. The weather makes you depressed,” he said.

An American reader in Copenhagen said it was “time to move to Spain” in response to our survey.

“I am sick and tired of the rain. It’s not summer weather and is not uplifting and enjoyable. And yes, it definitely impacts the collective mood,” she said.

A reader from Croatia, who presumably is used to more consistent summer weather, said it was “more than annoying not to have at least 10 days period without a drop [of rain].”

“Of course it spoils many plans. Again we will have six months of grey and wet,” she said, referring to the upcoming autumn and winter.

“Summer here wasn’t a summer at all,” she said.

The persistent rain can affect people’s summer plans and good moods, said Elizabeth, a Dane living in California.

“I was in Denmark for two weeks – it rained EVERY DAY! The Danes (I think) love to get outside in the summertime, and the rain really puts a strain on enjoying time outside,” she said.

Sentiments of disappointment were also expressed by another American reader, based in Copenhagen.

“Was looking forward to a temperate summer with some more warm days and sunshine,” she said.

“Although the grey and rainy days have made the sunny days that much more enjoyable, it has disrupted visits from family and my plans to stay in Denmark to enjoy summer,” she explained.

The responses we received were far from unanimous, however. Plenty said they welcomed the rain or that it had positively affected their summer.

“I actually enjoy the weather. It’s perfect 20C most of the time, there are lots of sunny days as well and the rain keeps my garden fresh and happy,” said a reader from Poland.

“I prefer it much more over summers in Berlin or Warsaw, where it is 30C or more at all times,” she added.

People from hot countries also said they appreciated the Danish summer.

“We are from Australia so a mild summer was very welcome,” said Lauren from Sydney.

Scott, who lives in Hvidovre, wrote that the rain “has provided the best lawn and garden during July I’ve seen in 25 years of being here. I’m cutting grass every two days!”

“You can’t have it both ways I guess,” he said.

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