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close match
Copenhagen, Denmark and Birmingham, England are a close climate match — 1,005 km (624 mi) apart. Copenhagen is Köppen zone Cfb; Birmingham is Cfb.
See Copenhagen on the interactive map →Copenhagen and Birmingham both sit in the oceanic (Cfb) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. They sit only about 1,005 km (624 mi) apart — a short hop on the atlas for a climate match this close.
It is a close match: day-to-day weather in Birmingham should feel familiar if you know Copenhagen. January means differ by 4°C (Birmingham warmer); July by 1°C (Birmingham cooler). Monthly rainfall stays within 9 mm in both January and July.
Sunshine stays close: Birmingham at 7.2 h/day on average versus 7.5 h/day in Copenhagen (January 3.8 h / 2.9 h, July 10.6 h / 12.1 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (8 µg/m³ in Birmingham, 6 in Copenhagen). Dew points differ modestly (January 2°C vs -1°C; July 12°C vs 12°C).
January & July · °C and mm
Compare Copenhagen and Birmingham month by month on the interactive map →
See Birmingham's climate twin on its own page.
On Similar Climates, Birmingham, England is the closest distant match for Copenhagen, Denmark — scored close, about 1,005 km (624 mi) away.
Copenhagen and Birmingham are separated by roughly 1,005 km (624 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
Yes — both are oceanic (Cfb).
Copenhagen has a oceanic climate (Cfb). January averages a high of 3°C and a low of -1°C with 50 mm of rain; July averages 22°C / 14°C and 65 mm.
Copenhagen averages about 2.9 hours of sunshine a day in January and 12.1 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 7.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 40); July averages 5.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 32).
Other close climate matches for Copenhagen: Dublin (close), Tallinn (close), Bristol (fair).
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