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Basel vs Bergen
Comparing Basel change · Bergen change
Basel is the warmer of the two — about 4°F on the annual average; Bergen is the wetter, with 65 in 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 4°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bergen is the wetter — about 65 in 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 (°F) Basel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 41 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Bergen | 40 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -1 | -4 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -8 | -7 | -3 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 41 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 75 |
| Bergen | 40 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 64 |
| Difference | -1 | -4 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 78 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Bergen | 67 | 67 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -8 | -7 | -3 | -1 |
Avg low (°F) Basel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 31 | 32 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 52 | 46 | 38 | 33 |
| Bergen | 33 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 34 |
| Difference | +2 | — | -2 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -3 | — | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 31 | 32 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 56 |
| Bergen | 33 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 50 |
| Difference | +2 | — | -2 | -3 | -5 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 59 | 59 | 52 | 46 | 38 | 33 |
| Bergen | 54 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 34 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -2 | -3 | — | +1 |
Precipitation (in) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Bergen | 9.9 | 8.2 | 8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.3 |
| Difference | +8 | +6.5 | +6 | +2.9 | +0.5 | +1.8 | +2.7 | +4.7 | +7.1 | +7.9 | +8.2 | +8.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| Bergen | 9.9 | 8.2 | 8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| Difference | +8 | +6.5 | +6 | +2.9 | +0.5 | +1.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Bergen | 6.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.3 |
| Difference | +2.7 | +4.7 | +7.1 | +7.9 | +8.2 | +8.8 |
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.