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Genève vs Bergen
Comparing Genève change · Bergen change
Genève is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Bergen is the wetter, with 1549 mm more rain a year, and Genève the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Genève and Bergen, in everyday terms.
Summers
Genève has much hotter summers
Genève: Warm
Bergen: Mild
Winters
Winters are similar
Genève: Cold
Bergen: Chilly
Rain & snow
Bergen is much wetter
Genève: Moderate rainfall
Bergen: Very wet
Sky
Genève is sunnier
Genève: Often cloudy
Bergen: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Genève is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bergen is the wetter — about 1549 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Genève 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) Genève runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genève | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 6 |
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | — | -2 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -2 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genève | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
| Difference | — | -2 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genève | 27 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 6 |
| Bergen | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -2 | — |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genève | -1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | -0 |
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | — | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | — | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genève | -1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | — | -1 | -2 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genève | 15 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genève | 73 | 56 | 62 | 67 | 79 | 83 | 79 | 81 | 91 | 96 | 89 | 90 |
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Difference | +179 | +153 | +140 | +71 | +31 | +49 | +79 | +127 | +160 | +178 | +184 | +198 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genève | 73 | 56 | 62 | 67 | 79 | 83 |
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 |
| Difference | +179 | +153 | +140 | +71 | +31 | +49 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genève | 79 | 81 | 91 | 96 | 89 | 90 |
| Bergen | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Difference | +79 | +127 | +160 | +178 | +184 | +198 |
Cloud cover (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genève | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genève | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genève | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genève | 82 | 82 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 83 | 82 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +12 | +12 | +12 | +7 | +4 | +6 | +14 | +18 | +15 | +12 | +10 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genève | 82 | 82 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 74 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 |
| Difference | +12 | +12 | +12 | +7 | +4 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genève | 68 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 83 | 82 |
| Bergen | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +14 | +18 | +15 | +12 | +10 | +12 |
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. Genève trends → · Bergen trends →
Methodology & sources
Genève
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Genève / Cointrin, 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.
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