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Gstaad vs Bergen
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Bergen is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Bergen is the wetter, with 1193 mm more rain a year, and Gstaad the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Gstaad and Bergen, in everyday terms.
Summers
Gstaad has hotter summers
Gstaad: Mild
Bergen: Mild
Winters
Bergen has much milder winters
Gstaad: Cold
Bergen: Chilly
Rain & snow
Bergen is wetter
Gstaad: Wet
Bergen: Very wet
Sky
Gstaad is sunnier
Gstaad: Often cloudy
Bergen: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Bergen is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bergen is the wetter — about 1193 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Gstaad 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -2 | +1 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 22 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Bergen | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -1 | -2 | +1 | +2 |
Avg low (°C) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | -6 | -6 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | -1 | -4 |
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | +6 | +6 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | -6 | -6 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Difference | +6 | +6 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | -1 | -4 |
| Bergen | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | +2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +5 |
Precipitation (mm) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 95 | 77 | 86 | 84 | 129 | 128 | 145 | 147 | 102 | 97 | 97 | 115 |
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Difference | +157 | +132 | +116 | +54 | -20 | +4 | +13 | +61 | +149 | +178 | +175 | +173 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 95 | 77 | 86 | 84 | 129 | 128 |
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 |
| Difference | +157 | +132 | +116 | +54 | -20 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 145 | 147 | 102 | 97 | 97 | 115 |
| Bergen | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Difference | +13 | +61 | +149 | +178 | +175 | +173 |
Cloud cover (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 84 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 84 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +10 | +10 | +10 | +6 | +2 | +4 | +10 | +13 | +11 | +10 | +9 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 84 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 76 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 |
| Difference | +10 | +10 | +10 | +6 | +2 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad | 72 | 71 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 84 |
| Bergen | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +10 | +13 | +11 | +10 | +9 | +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. Gstaad trends → · Bergen trends →
Methodology & sources
Gstaad
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Château-d'oex, about 11 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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