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Egeskov Castle, Funen
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| Quick facts about Denmark |
| Country code: DK | | Zone: Europe | | Country local name: Kongeriget Danmark | | Demonym: Danish | | Official languages: Danish | | Driving on the right side of the road | | Currency: DKK (Danish Krone) | | Internet TLD: .dk | | Calling code: +453 | | Time zone: CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST2 (UTC+2) | | UE accession: January 1 1973 | | Population: 5,457,415 | | Capital: Copenhagen ( København ) | | Biggest city: Copenhagen ( København ) |
| Borders: Germany |
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The climate is in the temperate zone. The winters are not particularly cold with mean temperatures in January and February of 0.0 °C and the summers are cool with mean temperature in August 15 °C.
There is a lot of wind, which is stronger during the winter and weaker during the summer. Denmark has an average of 170 rainy days. The greatest rainfall comes in September, October and November.
Because of Denmark's northern location, the length of the day with sunlight varies greatly. There are short days during the winter with sunrise coming around 8 a.m. and sunset 3:30 p.m., as well as long summer days with sunrise at 3:30 a.m. and sunset at 10 p.m.
When to go
Because of the northern latitude and short days, the best is from April to October. The weather is nice and wrm season is a good reason for festivals, concerts and opened air exhibitions.
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