🇩🇰 Refshaleøen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Does It Rain at Karrusel Festival?
Across roughly 15 years of records at the site, rain falls on about 67% of Karrusel days, averaging 3.0mm a day.
The short answer
67%
of days see 1mm+
3.0 mm
average per day
High
wet-ground risk
Wet days are common enough that waterproof shoes and a real rain jacket are a sensible default rather than an over-reaction.
Rain day by day
| Day | Rain | High | Weather score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 27 Aug | 5.5 mm | 20°C | 80% |
| Fri 28 Aug | 2.7 mm | 20°C | 92% |
| Sat 29 Aug | 0.9 mm | 19°C | 95% |
The wettest festival day on average is Thu 27 Aug at 5.5mm; the driest is Sat 29 Aug at 0.9mm. Over the main days that adds up to roughly 9.1mm.
What rain actually does to Karrusel
Refshaleøen is flat, open and right on the water, so wind and sudden temperature drops shape the night more than at inland festivals. A sunny afternoon feels glorious, but after dark a hoodie becomes essential, and a passing shower can send the crowd scurrying between the warehouses and covered bars. The industrial site drains well, so mud is rarely an issue.
If the forecast turns wet
- Waterproof shoes over trainers — you'll be on wet pavement and grass all day.
- Rain jacket for walking, poncho for standing in a crowd with a backpack.
- No campsite here, so the fix for a bad hour is indoors, under cover, or an early trip home and back.
- A dry bag for phone, power bank and tickets, and dry clothes waiting at home.
How we know
These numbers come from the Open-Meteo historical reanalysis at the festival's coordinates, averaged day by day over about 15 years. They describe a typical edition, not the one you're going to — for the live picture, the Karrusel forecast page updates twice a day once the event is inside the forecast window.