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Ascona vs Bergen
Comparing Ascona change · Bergen change
Ascona is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average; Bergen is the wetter, with 928 mm more rain a year, and Ascona the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Ascona and Bergen, in everyday terms.
Summers
Ascona has much hotter summers
Ascona: Warm
Bergen: Mild
Winters
Winters are similar
Ascona: Chilly
Bergen: Chilly
Rain & snow
Bergen is wetter
Ascona: Very wet
Bergen: Very wet
Sky
Ascona is sunnier
Ascona: Often cloudy
Bergen: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Ascona is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bergen is the wetter — about 928 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Ascona 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) Ascona runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 8 |
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 |
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 27 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 8 |
| Bergen | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 |
Avg low (°C) Ascona runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 16 |
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| Bergen | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 |
Precipitation (mm) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 66 | 61 | 75 | 138 | 178 | 172 | 158 | 158 | 165 | 150 | 167 | 80 |
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Difference | +187 | +148 | +127 | — | -68 | -39 | — | +50 | +86 | +125 | +106 | +208 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 66 | 61 | 75 | 138 | 178 | 172 |
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 |
| Difference | +187 | +148 | +127 | — | -68 | -39 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 158 | 158 | 165 | 150 | 167 | 80 |
| Bergen | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Difference | — | +50 | +86 | +125 | +106 | +208 |
Cloud cover (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +14 | +9 | +5 | -3 | -6 | +4 | +15 | +15 | +14 | +12 | +9 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 |
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 |
| Difference | +14 | +9 | +5 | -3 | -6 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Bergen | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +15 | +15 | +14 | +12 | +9 | +12 |
Relative humidity (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 75 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +19 | +21 | +21 | +13 | +8 | +9 | +14 | +16 | +15 | +12 | +15 | +19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 71 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 |
| Difference | +19 | +21 | +21 | +13 | +8 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 68 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 75 |
| Bergen | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +14 | +16 | +15 | +12 | +15 | +19 |
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. Ascona trends → · Bergen trends →
Methodology & sources
Ascona
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Lugano, about 22 km from the city centre.
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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