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Ottawa vs Bergen
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Bergen is the warmer of the two — about 3°F on the annual average; Bergen is the wetter, with 62 in more rain a year, and Ottawa the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Ottawa and Bergen, in everyday terms.
Summers
Ottawa has much hotter summers
Ottawa: Warm
Bergen: Mild
Winters
Bergen has far milder winters
Ottawa: Very cold
Bergen: Chilly
Rain & snow
Bergen is much wetter
Ottawa: Moderate rainfall
Bergen: Very wet
Sky
Ottawa is sunnier
Ottawa: Often cloudy
Bergen: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Bergen is the warmer of the two — about 3°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bergen is the wetter — about 62 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Ottawa has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 23 | 26 | 37 | 52 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 56 | 43 | 29 |
| Bergen | 40 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | +18 | +15 | +8 | — | -8 | -12 | -13 | -11 | -9 | -3 | +3 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 23 | 26 | 37 | 52 | 67 | 76 |
| Bergen | 40 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 64 |
| Difference | +18 | +15 | +8 | — | -8 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 80 | 78 | 70 | 56 | 43 | 29 |
| Bergen | 67 | 67 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -9 | -3 | +3 | +12 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 7 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 47 | 56 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 17 |
| Bergen | 33 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 34 |
| Difference | +26 | +23 | +14 | +5 | -2 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -1 | +3 | +8 | +17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 7 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 47 | 56 |
| Bergen | 33 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 50 |
| Difference | +26 | +23 | +14 | +5 | -2 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 61 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 17 |
| Bergen | 54 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 34 |
| Difference | -6 | -4 | -1 | +3 | +8 | +17 |
Precipitation (in) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Bergen | 9.9 | 8.2 | 8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.3 |
| Difference | +7.4 | +6.2 | +5.5 | +2.3 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +2.6 | +4.8 | +6.5 | +7.3 | +8 | +8.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| Bergen | 9.9 | 8.2 | 8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| Difference | +7.4 | +6.2 | +5.5 | +2.3 | +1.1 | +1.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Bergen | 6.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.3 |
| Difference | +2.6 | +4.8 | +6.5 | +7.3 | +8 | +8.5 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 17.5 | 16.3 | 12.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 16.7 |
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 17.5 | 16.3 | 12.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 16.7 |
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 69 | 64 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 69 | 72 | 73 |
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +12 | +15 | +14 | +6 | +3 | +10 | +18 | +18 | +19 | +9 | +8 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 69 | 64 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 63 |
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 |
| Difference | +12 | +15 | +14 | +6 | +3 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 58 | 58 | 58 | 69 | 72 | 73 |
| Bergen | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +18 | +18 | +19 | +9 | +8 | +9 |
Relative humidity (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 95 | 95 | 88 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 85 | 92 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | +3 | +6 | +3 | +1 | +3 | +6 | +10 | +9 | +8 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 95 | 95 | 88 | 78 | 77 | 78 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | +3 | +6 | +3 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 79 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 85 | 92 |
| Bergen | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +3 | +6 | +10 | +9 | +8 | +2 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Ottawa trends → · Bergen trends →
Methodology & sources
Ottawa
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Ottawa Cda, a weather station, about 4 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Bergen
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Bergen Florida, a weather station, about 1 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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