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Bergen vs Bar Harbor
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Bergen and Bar Harbor have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Bergen is the wetter, with 43 in more rain a year, and Bar Harbor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Bergen and Bar Harbor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Bar Harbor has much hotter summers
Bergen: Mild
Bar Harbor: Warm
Winters
Bergen has much milder winters
Bergen: Chilly
Bar Harbor: Very cold
Rain & snow
Bergen is wetter
Bergen: Very wet
Bar Harbor: Wet
Sky
Bar Harbor is sunnier
Bergen: Often grey
Bar Harbor: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Bergen and Bar Harbor run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Bergen is the wetter — about 43 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Bar Harbor 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 40 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Bar Harbor | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 64 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 38 |
| Difference | -9 | -6 | -3 | +1 | +5 | +10 | +12 | +11 | +9 | +5 | +2 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 40 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 64 |
| Bar Harbor | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 64 | 74 |
| Difference | -9 | -6 | -3 | +1 | +5 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 67 | 67 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Bar Harbor | 79 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 38 |
| Difference | +12 | +11 | +9 | +5 | +2 | -4 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 33 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 34 |
| Bar Harbor | 14 | 16 | 24 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 58 | 51 | 41 | 32 | 21 |
| Difference | -19 | -16 | -10 | -5 | -1 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +2 | -2 | -6 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 33 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 50 |
| Bar Harbor | 14 | 16 | 24 | 34 | 44 | 53 |
| Difference | -19 | -16 | -10 | -5 | -1 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 54 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 34 |
| Bar Harbor | 59 | 58 | 51 | 41 | 32 | 21 |
| Difference | +4 | +4 | +2 | -2 | -6 | -12 |
Precipitation (in) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 9.9 | 8.2 | 8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.3 |
| Bar Harbor | 4.6 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| Difference | -5.3 | -4.5 | -2.7 | -0.8 | +0.2 | -0.9 | -3 | -5 | -5.3 | -5 | -5 | -5.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 9.9 | 8.2 | 8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| Bar Harbor | 4.6 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| Difference | -5.3 | -4.5 | -2.7 | -0.8 | +0.2 | -0.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 6.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.3 |
| Bar Harbor | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| Difference | -3 | -5 | -5.3 | -5 | -5 | -5.9 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bar Harbor | 17.5 | 11.4 | 14.2 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 12.1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bar Harbor | 17.5 | 11.4 | 14.2 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bar Harbor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 12.1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Bar Harbor | 70 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 57 | 57 | 62 | 67 | 70 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -13 | -6 | — | -6 | -15 | -19 | -20 | -15 | -13 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 |
| Bar Harbor | 70 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 67 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -13 | -6 | — | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Bar Harbor | 62 | 57 | 57 | 62 | 67 | 70 |
| Difference | -15 | -19 | -20 | -15 | -13 | -11 |
Relative humidity (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Bar Harbor | 90 | 88 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 88 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -8 | -2 | +4 | +5 | +3 | -1 | -5 | -8 | -9 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 |
| Bar Harbor | 90 | 88 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 85 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -8 | -2 | +4 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Bar Harbor | 85 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 88 |
| Difference | +3 | -1 | -5 | -8 | -9 | -7 |
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. Bergen trends → · Bar Harbor trends →
Methodology & sources
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.
Bar Harbor
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Acadia NP, a weather station, about 5 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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