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Practical Copenhagen travel tips: money, safety, language, etiquette and more.
Copenhagen in September 2027: warm early weeks, a harbour still swimmable, the Half Marathon on the 19th and Tivoli's last fortnight, plus why hotel prices do not fall.
Copenhagen in August 2027: the warmest harbour water of the year, Pride from 14 August, a partial eclipse on the 2nd, dark skies for the Perseids, and why hotel prices do not drop.
Copenhagen in June: 17 hours of daylight, harbour swimming from 1 June, Distortion, 3 Days of Design and Sankt Hans, and the highest hotel prices of the year. The 2027 dates, weather and what to pack.
Copenhagen in May: 15 to 17 hours of daylight, less rain than any summer month, Tivoli open and hotel rooms about 11 per cent cheaper than June. Weather, holidays, events and what to wear.
Copenhagen in April: Tivoli is open all month, the Bispebjerg cherry blossom peaks mid-month, and - unusually - Easter is already over before the month begins.
Copenhagen in March: 5 degrees and grey, the cheapest hotels of the spring, CPH:DOX for twelve days, Tivoli only from the 19th, and an Easter shutdown that lands inside the month in 2027.
February is Copenhagen's cheapest month, with Vinterjazz and the Light Festival running almost all of it and Fastelavn on the 7th. Tivoli, however, is shut.
Copenhagen's cheapest month. Tivoli shuts on 3 January, but the Light Festival and Vinterjazz both open on the 29th, and the harbour saunas run all winter.
November is dark, cheap and quietly good. The first Christmas market opens on 6 November, the rinks are already running, and Tivoli is shut for eleven days.
Copenhagen is one of the world's most LGBTQ+ friendly cities. Guide to gay bars, Rainbow Square, Pride, where to stay and safety for queer travelers.
