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Zürich vs Bergen
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Zürich is the warmer of the two — about 2°F on the annual average; Bergen is the wetter, with 55 in 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 2°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bergen is the wetter — about 55 in 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 (°F) Zürich runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 38 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Bergen | 40 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | +2 | -1 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -5 | -4 | — | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 38 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 72 |
| Bergen | 40 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 64 |
| Difference | +2 | -1 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 76 | 75 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Bergen | 67 | 67 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -5 | -4 | — | +2 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 29 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 37 | 31 |
| Bergen | 33 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 34 |
| Difference | +4 | +2 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -2 | +1 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 29 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 55 |
| Bergen | 33 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 50 |
| Difference | +4 | +2 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 58 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 37 | 31 |
| Bergen | 54 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 34 |
| Difference | -4 | -3 | -1 | -2 | +1 | +3 |
Precipitation (in) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 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 | +7.4 | +5.9 | +5.2 | +2.3 | -0.8 | +0.2 | +1.3 | +3.5 | +6.4 | +7.5 | +7.7 | +8.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 5 | 5 |
| Bergen | 9.9 | 8.2 | 8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| Difference | +7.4 | +5.9 | +5.2 | +2.3 | -0.8 | +0.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 5 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.3 |
| Bergen | 6.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.3 |
| Difference | +1.3 | +3.5 | +6.4 | +7.5 | +7.7 | +8.1 |
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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