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Lausanne vs Bergen
Comparing Lausanne change · Bergen change
Lausanne is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Bergen is the wetter, with 1363 mm more rain a year, and Lausanne the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Lausanne and Bergen, in everyday terms.
Summers
Lausanne has much hotter summers
Lausanne: Mild
Bergen: Mild
Winters
Winters are similar
Lausanne: Chilly
Bergen: Chilly
Rain & snow
Bergen is much wetter
Lausanne: Wet
Bergen: Very wet
Sky
Lausanne is sunnier
Lausanne: Often cloudy
Bergen: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Lausanne is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bergen is the wetter — about 1363 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Lausanne 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) Lausanne runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | — | -1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -1 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 23 |
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
| Difference | — | -1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| Bergen | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -1 | — |
Avg low (°C) Lausanne runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | — | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -1 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Difference | — | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Bergen | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -1 | — |
Precipitation (mm) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 75 | 64 | 72 | 84 | 113 | 107 | 103 | 110 | 98 | 111 | 99 | 98 |
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Difference | +177 | +146 | +130 | +55 | -3 | +25 | +55 | +98 | +153 | +164 | +173 | +190 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 75 | 64 | 72 | 84 | 113 | 107 |
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 |
| Difference | +177 | +146 | +130 | +55 | -3 | +25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 103 | 110 | 98 | 111 | 99 | 98 |
| Bergen | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Difference | +55 | +98 | +153 | +164 | +173 | +190 |
Cloud cover (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 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. Lausanne trends → · Bergen trends →
Methodology & sources
Lausanne
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Pully, about 3 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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