Lightning strikes in Denmark
The detection network has located 19,632 lightning strikes in Denmark since the archive began, including 1 in the last 7 days. That is 0.21% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Denmark #21 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Denmark is counted under Europe in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 5 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | 1 |
| 2026-08-05 | 7,860 |
| 2026-08-04 | 8,471 |
| 2026-08-01 | 6 |
| 2026-07-30 | 3,294 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Denmark's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Denmark | 6,939 | 0 | 35.3% |
| 2 | Unassigned | 6,339 | 1 | 32.3% |
| 3 | Southern Denmark | 3,950 | 0 | 20.1% |
| 4 | Zealand | 1,168 | 0 | 5.9% |
| 5 | North Denmark | 1,124 | 0 | 5.7% |
| 6 | Denmark | 112 | 0 | 0.6% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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