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What will race morning in Copenhagen cost you?

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1:40:001:40 to 1:42Edit goal

Past starts: 14°C typical, 10 to 17°C since 2021.

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01 · The conditions

Race-day weather

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The past weather below is context for the next edition. We do not substitute today’s weather for a past race.

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The app turns race-morning weather into your race plan: your goal pace, your race-day pace, and how to spend it from the start to the finish.

RunWeather race plan: what slows you, heat and wind in minutes, then conditions from gun to finish

02 · Same effort, different day

What the weather may cost your goal

Goal finish time

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Your goal pace4:44/km · 1:40:00 finish
Same effort in this weather1:41:00+1:00 at 09:00 · five-year average

1:40:00 goal. On a typical race morning here, expect about 1:40 to 1:42. Main factor: heat.

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RunWeather’s pace model, one weather hour at your goal effort: weather at 09:00 local using the five-year race-morning average. A planning preview, not a predicted finish. Hills, turns, shelter, fuelling, heat adaptation and wave timing are not modelled here; rain is left out because a probability is not a measured rain rate. Explore the heat pace calculator.

View even-pace checkpoints
DistanceElapsed time
5.0 km0:23:42
10.0 km0:47:24
15.0 km1:11:06
20.0 km1:34:48
21.1 km · Finish1:40:00

In the app

Your race plan, on race morning

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  • Goal pace against race-day pace

    What your goal is worth on this morning’s weather, per km and at the finish.

  • How to spend it

    Start, middle and finish, against your average.

  • What slows you

    Heat, wind and hills, each in minutes.

Goal vs race dayWhat slows you
RunWeather race plan: goal pace against race-day pace, and how to spend it from start to finish
RunWeather race plan: what slows you, heat and wind in minutes, then conditions from gun to finish

Reference

Everything else about race morning

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  • Race day recap20 September 2026

    Copenhagen Half Marathon ran on 20 September 2026. The weather recap for this edition is not published yet.

  • The course21.1 km · 2 to 15 m

    The Copenhagen Half Marathon is a half marathon in Copenhagen, Denmark. The map is the 2024 course. Check the organiser's map for this year.

    THE COURSE21.1 km
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    Copenhagen Half Marathon

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    Course outline. Check the organiser for this year’s route.

    Start Finish2024 course

    2024 course. Check the organiser’s map for this year.

    ELEVATION2–15 m
    0.0 km
    Elevation
    12 m
    0 m5 m11 m17 m0.0 km5.3 km14.0 km21.4 km

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    The 2024 course from RunWeather's race catalogue. The next edition may differ; elevation is approximate. Elevation along that course, not confirmed for this year.
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    The first start is listed at 09:47 local time. Check the forecast for your own wave or corral start.

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    Compare the conditions at your start and expected finish before settling on kit and effort.

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    Confirm late changes to the route, start wave and logistics with the organiser.

    Official race site ↗
  • Race-window historyLast 5 years, race date ±5 days

    A range for planning Copenhagen Half Marathon: weather near Copenhagen on race morning, the last 5 years (2021 to 2025, race date ±5 days). Not a forecast.

    Typical start-hour air14°C10th–90th percentile 10°C–17°C
    Dew point / humidity11°C87% relative humidity
    Start-hour wind16 km/hDirection varies by day
    Hours with rain16%Historical frequency at this hour
    AIR THROUGH THE RUN

    The five-year picture

    14°C → 17°C by +4h
    09:00
    Air temperature
    14°C
    Humidity
    87%
    Wind
    16 km/h
    Hours with rain
    16%
    8°C13°C18°C23°CStartGoal finish09:0011:0013:0015:00

    Hover or drag to explore. Use ← → when focused. Shading: middle 80% of sampled temperatures.

    Five-year average Middle 80% of sampled hours

    The sampled air warms by about 3°C across four hours. Check your expected finish-hour forecast, not just the start.

    WIND CONTEXT

    Where the breeze came from

    NN: 3 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 8 km/hNENE: 5 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 13 km/hEE: 10 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 13 km/hSESE: 2 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 14 km/hSS: 11 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 14 km/hSWSW: 9 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 22 km/hWW: 11 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 20 km/hNWNW: 4 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 12 km/h
    WIND FROMS

    11 of 55 samples · 20%
    Mean 14 km/h

    The petals show how often the wind came from each direction at the sampled start hour. They do not predict the direction on race day.

    A city-point wind rose cannot tell you which parts of the course will be sheltered or exposed. Use the live forecast and the organiser’s route map together.

    Method: 55 ERA5 hourly samples at 09:00 local time, across 11 calendar days per year in 2021–2025. The sample uses the hour containing the advertised first start; waves may start later. Grid weather is modelled reanalysis, not an on-course station reading. Open-Meteo Historical Weather API . Data generated 2026-10-14.

  • Copenhagen Half Marathon FAQs7 questions

    When is the 2026 Copenhagen Half Marathon?

    Copenhagen Half Marathon is listed for 20 September 2026. Confirm the latest details on the official event website before travelling.

    Is the weather shown a forecast for the Copenhagen Half Marathon?

    Only from about 15 days before the race, when the page shows the live race-day forecast. Before that, you see the weather near the city on the mornings around race day in the last 5 years: what is typical, not what will happen. Monthly averages, when shown, cover every hour of the race month.

    What is race morning usually like at the Copenhagen Half Marathon?

    Around the 09:47 start, mornings around race day near Copenhagen in the last 5 years averaged 14°C, 87% humidity and 16 km/h wind. Most started between 10 and 17°C. This is weather near the city, not a reading from the race itself or a forecast.

    Which recent year had the warmest race morning at the Copenhagen Half Marathon?

    2023. Around race day that year it was about 16°C around the 09:47 start, against 14°C on an average year.

    Which recent year had the windiest race morning at the Copenhagen Half Marathon?

    2025, with about 20 km/h of wind around the 09:47 start. Over the last 5 years the wind here came mostly from the south.

    How should I pace the Copenhagen Half Marathon on a warm day?

    1:40:00 goal. On a typical race morning here, expect about 1:40 to 1:42. Main factor: heat. On a warm day, start about 5 s/km easier than goal pace, run by feel to halfway and drink early. Plan my race gives your splits for the day.

    Can past years predict the weather on race day at the Copenhagen Half Marathon?

    No. They show what race morning is usually like, not what this year will bring. Check the live forecast in the last 15 days, look at the hours through your expected finish, and follow the organiser for start and course updates.

  • Sources and race informationOrganiser, weather data, guide reviewed 2026-10-13

    Past race-morning weather: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API, weather near the city from 2021 to 2025, updated 2026-10-14. Not official race-day readings.

    Guide reviewed . RunWeather is an independent guide, not the race organiser. Dates, waves and routes can change; the organiser’s latest instructions take priority. Course map: The 2024 course from RunWeather's race catalogue. The next edition may differ; elevation is approximate.

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