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Montréal vs Bergen
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Bergen is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Bergen is the wetter, with 1466 mm more rain a year, and Montréal the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Montréal and Bergen, in everyday terms.
Summers
Montréal has much hotter summers
Montréal: Warm
Bergen: Mild
Winters
Bergen has far milder winters
Montréal: Very cold
Bergen: Chilly
Rain & snow
Bergen is much wetter
Montréal: Wet
Bergen: Very wet
Sky
Montréal is sunnier
Montréal: Often cloudy
Bergen: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Bergen is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bergen is the wetter — about 1466 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Montréal 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | -5 | -3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -1 |
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | +10 | +8 | +4 | — | -4 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -1 | +1 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | -5 | -3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 24 |
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
| Difference | +10 | +8 | +4 | — | -4 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 26 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -1 |
| Bergen | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -5 | -1 | +1 | +6 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | -14 | -12 | -6 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 4 | -1 | -9 |
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | +14 | +12 | +7 | +3 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | +2 | +5 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | -14 | -12 | -6 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Difference | +14 | +12 | +7 | +3 | -1 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 16 | 15 | 11 | 4 | -1 | -9 |
| Bergen | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | -4 | -3 | -1 | +2 | +5 | +10 |
Precipitation (mm) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 83 | 63 | 74 | 92 | 87 | 84 | 94 | 91 | 88 | 97 | 84 | 92 |
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Difference | +169 | +146 | +128 | +47 | +22 | +48 | +64 | +117 | +163 | +178 | +188 | +196 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 83 | 63 | 74 | 92 | 87 | 84 |
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 |
| Difference | +169 | +146 | +128 | +47 | +22 | +48 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 94 | 91 | 88 | 97 | 84 | 92 |
| Bergen | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Difference | +64 | +117 | +163 | +178 | +188 | +196 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 50 | 44 | 37 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 51 |
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 50 | 44 | 37 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 51 |
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 69 | 66 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 73 |
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +12 | +13 | +13 | +5 | +1 | +9 | +16 | +17 | +18 | +8 | +8 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 69 | 66 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 64 |
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 |
| Difference | +12 | +13 | +13 | +5 | +1 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 61 | 59 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 73 |
| Bergen | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +16 | +17 | +18 | +8 | +8 | +9 |
Relative humidity (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 92 | 91 | 87 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 80 | 85 | 91 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +2 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +1 | +2 | +6 | +11 | +13 | +10 | +8 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 92 | 91 | 87 | 81 | 78 | 78 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 |
| Difference | +2 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +1 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 76 | 73 | 74 | 80 | 85 | 91 |
| Bergen | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +6 | +11 | +13 | +10 | +8 | +3 |
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. Montréal trends → · Bergen trends →
Methodology & sources
Montréal
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 22 years of daily observations at Montreal/pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl A, a weather station, about 13 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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