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Basel vs Bergen
Comparing Basel change · Bergen change
Basel is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Bergen is the wetter, with 1653 mm more rain a year, and Basel the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Basel and Bergen, in everyday terms.
Summers
Basel has much hotter summers
Basel: Warm
Bergen: Mild
Winters
Winters are similar
Basel: Cold
Bergen: Chilly
Rain & snow
Bergen is much wetter
Basel: Moderate rainfall
Bergen: Very wet
Sky
Basel is sunnier
Basel: Often cloudy
Bergen: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Basel is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bergen is the wetter — about 1653 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Basel 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) Basel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | — | -2 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
| Difference | — | -2 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 26 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Bergen | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 | — |
Avg low (°C) Basel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | -0 | -0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | — | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | -0 | -0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Bergen | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | — | +1 |
Precipitation (mm) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 48 | 45 | 50 | 64 | 98 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 70 | 74 | 65 | 65 |
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Difference | +204 | +164 | +153 | +75 | +12 | +45 | +69 | +120 | +181 | +200 | +207 | +223 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 48 | 45 | 50 | 64 | 98 | 87 |
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 |
| Difference | +204 | +164 | +153 | +75 | +12 | +45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 89 | 88 | 70 | 74 | 65 | 65 |
| Bergen | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Difference | +69 | +120 | +181 | +200 | +207 | +223 |
Cloud cover (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 71 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 66 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 74 |
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +10 | +9 | +10 | +3 | -2 | +7 | +16 | +16 | +15 | +8 | +5 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 71 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 66 |
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 |
| Difference | +10 | +9 | +10 | +3 | -2 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 61 | 60 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 74 |
| Bergen | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +16 | +16 | +15 | +8 | +5 | +7 |
Relative humidity (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 91 | 88 | 83 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 86 | 90 | 91 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +4 | +6 | +8 | +5 | +1 | +3 | +6 | +8 | +7 | +4 | +3 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 91 | 88 | 83 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 |
| Difference | +4 | +6 | +8 | +5 | +1 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 76 | 76 | 80 | 86 | 90 | 91 |
| Bergen | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +6 | +8 | +7 | +4 | +3 | +4 |
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. Basel trends → · Bergen trends →
Methodology & sources
Basel
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Basel / Binningen, about 2 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.