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Ottawa 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 1564 mm 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 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bergen is the wetter — about 1564 mm 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 (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | -5 | -3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -2 |
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | +10 | +8 | +4 | — | -5 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -2 | +2 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | -5 | -3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 24 |
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
| Difference | +10 | +8 | +4 | — | -5 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 27 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -2 |
| Bergen | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -5 | -2 | +2 | +7 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | -14 | -13 | -7 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 4 | -2 | -8 |
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | +14 | +13 | +8 | +3 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -1 | +2 | +5 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | -14 | -13 | -7 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Difference | +14 | +13 | +8 | +3 | -1 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 16 | 15 | 11 | 4 | -2 | -8 |
| Bergen | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | -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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 65 | 52 | 62 | 80 | 80 | 95 | 92 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 70 | 72 |
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Difference | +187 | +157 | +140 | +58 | +29 | +37 | +66 | +121 | +164 | +186 | +202 | +216 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 65 | 52 | 62 | 80 | 80 | 95 |
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 |
| Difference | +187 | +157 | +140 | +58 | +29 | +37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 92 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 70 | 72 |
| Bergen | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Difference | +66 | +121 | +164 | +186 | +202 | +216 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 44 | 41 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 43 |
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 44 | 41 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 43 |
| 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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