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Denmark recorded its hottest day in history on Saturday as a sweeping heatwave drove temperatures to a record-breaking 36.6°C just north of Odense.
The Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) confirmed via a post on X that the temperature officially shattered the country’s previous record of 36.4°C, which meteorologists had logged back in August 1974.
Så er den absolutte rekord også slået:
Med 36,6°C nord for Odense har vi den varmeste dag overhovedet siden starten af målingerne i 1874. Og dagen er ikke slut endnu…— DMI (@dmidk) June 27, 2026
Since the extreme weather had arrived in the morning, both DMI and TV2 meteorologist Peter Tanev warned that the peak of the intense heat would probably be even higher later in the afternoon.
The record-breaking heat directly coincided with the opening of the massive Roskilde music festival, where roughly 50,000 attendees struggled to cope with the scorching conditions.
Festival organisers quickly set up emergency water stations across the grounds to keep music fans hydrated, while public broadcaster DR reported that attendees found moving heavy luggage across the campsites completely unbearable.
Across the rest of the country, local media broadcast images of citizens crowding beaches and coastal areas in a desperate bid to cool off.
The extreme weather pattern is currently gripping the wider Scandinavian region, prompting neighbouring countries to issue their own severe weather alerts.
The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) issued urgent warnings to residents in southern Sweden, cautioning that temperatures there could easily skyrocket to 35°C before the heatwave subsides.
