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Bern vs Bergen
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Bern is the warmer of the two — about 1°F on the annual average; Bergen is the wetter, with 58 in more rain a year, and Bern the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Bern and Bergen, in everyday terms.
Summers
Bern has much hotter summers
Bern: Mild
Bergen: Mild
Winters
Bergen has milder winters
Bern: Cold
Bergen: Chilly
Rain & snow
Bergen is much wetter
Bern: Wet
Bergen: Very wet
Sky
Bern is sunnier
Bern: Often cloudy
Bergen: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Bern is the warmer of the two — about 1°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bergen is the wetter — about 58 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Bern 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) Bern runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bern | 38 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Bergen | 40 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | +2 | -1 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -6 | -4 | — | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bern | 38 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 |
| Bergen | 40 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 64 |
| Difference | +2 | -1 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bern | 76 | 76 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Bergen | 67 | 67 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -6 | -4 | — | +3 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bern | 27 | 27 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 49 | 42 | 34 | 28 |
| Bergen | 33 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 34 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +2 | +1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | +1 | +1 | +4 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bern | 27 | 27 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 52 |
| Bergen | 33 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 50 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +2 | +1 | -1 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bern | 55 | 55 | 49 | 42 | 34 | 28 |
| Bergen | 54 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 34 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | +1 | +1 | +4 | +6 |
Precipitation (in) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bern | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 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 | +7.5 | +6.1 | +5.4 | +2.4 | -0.1 | +1.2 | +2 | +3.8 | +6.5 | +7.4 | +7.7 | +8.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bern | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4 |
| Bergen | 9.9 | 8.2 | 8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| Difference | +7.5 | +6.1 | +5.4 | +2.4 | -0.1 | +1.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bern | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Bergen | 6.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.3 |
| Difference | +2 | +3.8 | +6.5 | +7.4 | +7.7 | +8.2 |
Cloud cover (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bern | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 65 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 71 |
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +13 | +10 | +9 | +2 | -3 | +8 | +17 | +17 | +16 | +11 | +9 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bern | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 65 |
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 |
| Difference | +13 | +10 | +9 | +2 | -3 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bern | 59 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 71 |
| Bergen | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +17 | +17 | +16 | +11 | +9 | +10 |
Relative humidity (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bern | 84 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 78 | 82 | 85 | 84 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +10 | +11 | +11 | +6 | +1 | +2 | +6 | +9 | +9 | +8 | +8 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bern | 84 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 77 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 |
| Difference | +10 | +11 | +11 | +6 | +1 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bern | 76 | 75 | 78 | 82 | 85 | 84 |
| Bergen | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +6 | +9 | +9 | +8 | +8 | +10 |
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. Bern trends → · Bergen trends →
Methodology & sources
Bern
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Bern / Zollikofen, about 5 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.