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Grindelwald vs Bergen
Comparing Grindelwald change · Bergen change
Grindelwald is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Bergen is the wetter, with 1316 mm more rain a year, and Grindelwald the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Grindelwald and Bergen, in everyday terms.
Summers
Grindelwald has much hotter summers
Grindelwald: Mild
Bergen: Mild
Winters
Bergen has milder winters
Grindelwald: Cold
Bergen: Chilly
Rain & snow
Bergen is wetter
Grindelwald: Wet
Bergen: Very wet
Sky
Grindelwald is sunnier
Grindelwald: Often cloudy
Bergen: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Grindelwald is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bergen is the wetter — about 1316 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Grindelwald 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) Grindelwald runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | +2 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | — | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 22 |
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
| Difference | +2 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 24 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Bergen | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | — | +2 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | -3 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | -2 |
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | — | — | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | — | — | +2 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | -3 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | — | — | -1 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | -2 |
| Bergen | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | — | — | +2 | +3 |
Precipitation (mm) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 72 | 67 | 73 | 82 | 122 | 127 | 146 | 146 | 94 | 80 | 80 | 91 |
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Difference | +180 | +143 | +129 | +56 | -13 | +5 | +12 | +62 | +157 | +195 | +192 | +197 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 72 | 67 | 73 | 82 | 122 | 127 |
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 |
| Difference | +180 | +143 | +129 | +56 | -13 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 146 | 146 | 94 | 80 | 80 | 91 |
| Bergen | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Difference | +12 | +62 | +157 | +195 | +192 | +197 |
Cloud cover (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 86 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 87 | 86 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +8 | +8 | +4 | — | -1 | +2 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +7 | +5 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 86 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 81 | 78 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 |
| Difference | +8 | +8 | +4 | — | -1 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | 77 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 87 | 86 |
| Bergen | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +5 | +6 | +7 | +7 | +5 | +9 |
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. Grindelwald trends → · Bergen trends →
Methodology & sources
Grindelwald
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Interlaken, about 14 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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