Autumn in Denmark: The slow fading of the light

How to Live in Denmark

English - September 21, 2018 06:30 - 5 minutes - 10.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 60 ratings
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Autumn in Denmark actually starts in mid-August, when the kids go back to school. Danish kids have a very short holiday – usually only about 6 weeks.

By late August, you can definitely feel a little fall crispness in the air. By September the leaves start to turn color, and by the end of October many of the trees are already bare for the winter.

But what really defines fall in Denmark is the slow fading of the light.