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Zürich vs Bergen
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Zürich is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Bergen is the wetter, with 1387 mm more rain a year, and Zürich the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Zürich and Bergen, in everyday terms.
Summers
Zürich has much hotter summers
Zürich: Mild
Bergen: Mild
Winters
Winters are similar
Zürich: Cold
Bergen: Chilly
Rain & snow
Bergen is much wetter
Zürich: Wet
Bergen: Very wet
Sky
Zürich is sunnier
Zürich: Often cloudy
Bergen: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Zürich is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bergen is the wetter — about 1387 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Zürich 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) Zürich runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -3 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | — | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 22 |
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -3 | -4 | -4 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 24 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Bergen | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | — | +1 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | -1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | -0 |
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | +1 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | -1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | -0 |
| Bergen | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | +1 | +2 |
Precipitation (mm) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 63 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 119 | 87 | 85 | 76 | 83 |
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Difference | +189 | +149 | +131 | +58 | -19 | +4 | +32 | +89 | +164 | +190 | +196 | +204 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 63 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 128 | 128 |
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 |
| Difference | +189 | +149 | +131 | +58 | -19 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 126 | 119 | 87 | 85 | 76 | 83 |
| Bergen | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Difference | +32 | +89 | +164 | +190 | +196 | +204 |
Cloud cover (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 72 |
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +12 | +9 | +10 | +5 | -1 | +8 | +16 | +16 | +15 | +9 | +8 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 65 |
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 |
| Difference | +12 | +9 | +10 | +5 | -1 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 60 | 60 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 72 |
| Bergen | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +16 | +16 | +15 | +9 | +8 | +9 |
Relative humidity (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 88 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 88 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +9 | +5 | +1 | +2 | +4 | +6 | +6 | +5 | +5 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 88 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +9 | +5 | +1 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 88 |
| Bergen | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +4 | +6 | +6 | +5 | +5 | +7 |
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. Zürich trends → · Bergen trends →
Methodology & sources
Zürich
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Zürich / Fluntern, about 2 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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