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Locarno vs Bergen
Comparing Locarno change · Bergen change
Locarno is the warmer of the two — about 8°F on the annual average; Bergen is the wetter, with 37 in more rain a year, and Locarno the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Locarno and Bergen, in everyday terms.
Summers
Locarno has much hotter summers
Locarno: Warm
Bergen: Mild
Winters
Winters are similar
Locarno: Chilly
Bergen: Chilly
Rain & snow
Bergen is wetter
Locarno: Very wet
Bergen: Very wet
Sky
Locarno is sunnier
Locarno: Often cloudy
Bergen: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Locarno is the warmer of the two — about 8°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bergen is the wetter — about 37 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Locarno 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) Locarno runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locarno | 45 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 62 | 53 | 46 |
| Bergen | 40 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -4 | -7 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -14 | -13 | -11 | -9 | -7 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locarno | 45 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 77 |
| Bergen | 40 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 64 |
| Difference | -4 | -7 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locarno | 81 | 80 | 72 | 62 | 53 | 46 |
| Bergen | 67 | 67 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -11 | -9 | -7 | -4 |
Avg low (°F) Locarno runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locarno | 34 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 54 | 61 | 64 | 64 | 58 | 50 | 42 | 36 |
| Bergen | 33 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 34 |
| Difference | -1 | -3 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locarno | 34 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 54 | 61 |
| Bergen | 33 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 50 |
| Difference | -1 | -3 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locarno | 64 | 64 | 58 | 50 | 42 | 36 |
| Bergen | 54 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 34 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -2 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locarno | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3 | 5.4 | 7 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 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 | +7.3 | +5.8 | +5 | — | -2.7 | -1.6 | — | +2 | +3.4 | +4.9 | +4.2 | +8.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locarno | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3 | 5.4 | 7 | 6.8 |
| Bergen | 9.9 | 8.2 | 8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| Difference | +7.3 | +5.8 | +5 | — | -2.7 | -1.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locarno | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 3.1 |
| Bergen | 6.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.3 |
| Difference | — | +2 | +3.4 | +4.9 | +4.2 | +8.2 |
Cloud cover (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locarno | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +14 | +9 | +5 | -3 | -6 | +4 | +15 | +15 | +14 | +12 | +9 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locarno | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 |
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 |
| Difference | +14 | +9 | +5 | -3 | -6 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locarno | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Bergen | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +15 | +15 | +14 | +12 | +9 | +12 |
Relative humidity (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locarno | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 75 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +19 | +21 | +21 | +13 | +8 | +9 | +14 | +16 | +15 | +12 | +15 | +19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locarno | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 71 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 |
| Difference | +19 | +21 | +21 | +13 | +8 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locarno | 68 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 75 |
| Bergen | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +14 | +16 | +15 | +12 | +15 | +19 |
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. Locarno trends → · Bergen trends →
Methodology & sources
Locarno
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Lugano, about 22 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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