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Chamonix-Mont-Blanc vs Bergen
Comparing Chamonix-Mont-Blanc change · Bergen change
Bergen is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Bergen is the wetter, with 1227 mm more rain a year, and Chamonix-Mont-Blanc the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and Bergen, in everyday terms.
Summers
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc has much hotter summers
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Mild
Bergen: Mild
Winters
Bergen has much milder winters
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Cold
Bergen: Chilly
Rain & snow
Bergen is wetter
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Wet
Bergen: Very wet
Sky
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is sunnier
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Often cloudy
Bergen: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Bergen is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bergen is the wetter — about 1227 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc 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 (°C) Chamonix-Mont-Blanc runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | +2 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -1 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 |
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
| Difference | +2 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 24 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Bergen | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -1 | +2 |
Avg low (°C) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | -7 | -6 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | -2 | -5 |
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | +7 | +6 | +4 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +3 | +5 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | -7 | -6 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Difference | +7 | +6 | +4 | +3 | +2 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | -2 | -5 |
| Bergen | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +4 | +3 | +5 | +6 |
Precipitation (mm) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 99 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 124 | 124 | 128 | 130 | 96 | 106 | 99 | 114 |
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Difference | +153 | +131 | +119 | +50 | -15 | +8 | +30 | +78 | +155 | +169 | +174 | +174 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 99 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 124 | 124 |
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 |
| Difference | +153 | +131 | +119 | +50 | -15 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 128 | 130 | 96 | 106 | 99 | 114 |
| Bergen | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Difference | +30 | +78 | +155 | +169 | +174 | +174 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 52 | 45 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 56 |
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 52 | 45 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 56 |
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +15 | +11 | +9 | -1 | -5 | +8 | +20 | +20 | +17 | +14 | +12 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 |
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 |
| Difference | +15 | +11 | +9 | -1 | -5 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Bergen | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +20 | +20 | +17 | +14 | +12 | +14 |
Relative humidity (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 85 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 84 | 84 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +9 | +8 | +5 | +4 | +2 | +3 | +7 | +11 | +10 | +11 | +9 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 85 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 77 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 |
| Difference | +9 | +8 | +5 | +4 | +2 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 75 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 84 | 84 |
| Bergen | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +7 | +11 | +10 | +11 | +9 | +10 |
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. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc trends → · Bergen trends →
Methodology & sources
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Chamonix, a weather station, inside the city. 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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