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Århus vs Bergen
Comparing Århus change · Bergen change
Bergen is the warmer of the two — about 1°F on the annual average; Bergen is the wetter, with 80 in more rain a year, and Århus the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Århus and Bergen, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Århus: Mild
Bergen: Mild
Winters
Bergen has milder winters
Århus: Cold
Bergen: Chilly
Rain & snow
Bergen is much wetter
Århus: Fairly dry
Bergen: Very wet
Sky
Århus is sunnier
Århus: Often cloudy
Bergen: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Bergen is the warmer of the two — about 1°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bergen is the wetter — about 80 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Århus 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Århus | 37 | 38 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 62 | 53 | 44 | 39 |
| Bergen | 40 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +1 | — | -1 | — | -2 | -2 | -1 | — | +2 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Århus | 37 | 38 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 64 |
| Bergen | 40 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 64 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +1 | — | -1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Århus | 69 | 69 | 62 | 53 | 44 | 39 |
| Bergen | 67 | 67 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | -1 | — | +2 | +3 |
Avg low (°F) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Århus | 29 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 53 | 54 | 49 | 42 | 36 | 31 |
| Bergen | 33 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 34 |
| Difference | +4 | +3 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Århus | 29 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 44 | 49 |
| Bergen | 33 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 50 |
| Difference | +4 | +3 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Århus | 53 | 54 | 49 | 42 | 36 | 31 |
| Bergen | 54 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 34 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +3 |
Precipitation (in) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Århus | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| 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 | +8.3 | +7.3 | +6.7 | +4.4 | +2.9 | +3.6 | +4.3 | +6.2 | +8.4 | +9.1 | +8.7 | +9.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Århus | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Bergen | 9.9 | 8.2 | 8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| Difference | +8.3 | +7.3 | +6.7 | +4.4 | +2.9 | +3.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Århus | 1.9 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| Bergen | 6.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.3 |
| Difference | +4.3 | +6.2 | +8.4 | +9.1 | +8.7 | +9.8 |
Cloud cover (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Århus | 71 | 72 | 68 | 62 | 61 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 68 | 70 | 70 |
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +10 | +7 | +10 | +9 | +8 | +8 | +11 | +11 | +12 | +9 | +9 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Århus | 71 | 72 | 68 | 62 | 61 | 65 |
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 |
| Difference | +10 | +7 | +10 | +9 | +8 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Århus | 66 | 65 | 65 | 68 | 70 | 70 |
| Bergen | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +12 | +9 | +9 | +12 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Århus | 94 | 93 | 89 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 95 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | — | +1 | +3 | — | -1 | -1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | — | -1 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Århus | 94 | 93 | 89 | 84 | 81 | 81 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 |
| Difference | — | +1 | +3 | — | -1 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Århus | 81 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 95 |
| Bergen | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +1 | +1 | +1 | — | -1 | — |
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. Århus trends → · Bergen trends →
Methodology & sources
Århus
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 19 years of daily observations at Foulum, a weather station, about 55 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.