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Bergen vs Christchurch
Comparing Bergen change · Christchurch change
Christchurch is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Bergen is the wetter, with 1942 mm more rain a year, and Christchurch the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Bergen and Christchurch, in everyday terms.
Summers
Christchurch has hotter summers
Bergen: Mild
Christchurch: Mild
Winters
Winters are similar
Bergen: Chilly
Christchurch: Chilly
Rain & snow
Bergen is much wetter
Bergen: Very wet
Christchurch: Fairly dry
Sky
Christchurch is sunnier
Bergen: Often grey
Christchurch: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Christchurch is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bergen is the wetter — about 1942 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Christchurch 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Christchurch | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Difference | +18 | +17 | +13 | +6 | — | -6 | -9 | -7 | -1 | +5 | +11 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
| Christchurch | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
| Difference | +18 | +17 | +13 | +6 | — | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Christchurch | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Difference | -9 | -7 | -1 | +5 | +11 | +16 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Christchurch | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +8 | +2 | -3 | -9 | -12 | -10 | -6 | -1 | +4 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Christchurch | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +8 | +2 | -3 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Christchurch | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Difference | -12 | -10 | -6 | -1 | +4 | +9 |
Precipitation (mm) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Christchurch | 37 | 34 | 40 | 51 | 53 | 66 | 54 | 51 | 36 | 47 | 39 | 44 |
| Difference | -215 | -175 | -162 | -88 | -56 | -66 | -105 | -157 | -215 | -228 | -233 | -244 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 |
| Christchurch | 37 | 34 | 40 | 51 | 53 | 66 |
| Difference | -215 | -175 | -162 | -88 | -56 | -66 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Christchurch | 54 | 51 | 36 | 47 | 39 | 44 |
| Difference | -105 | -157 | -215 | -228 | -233 | -244 |
Cloud cover (%) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Christchurch | 69 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 |
| Difference | -12 | -14 | -12 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 |
| Christchurch | 69 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 68 |
| Difference | -12 | -14 | -12 | -5 | -5 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Christchurch | 66 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 |
| Difference | -11 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -9 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Christchurch | 66 | 68 | 72 | 79 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 69 |
| Difference | -28 | -26 | -19 | -5 | +5 | +8 | +6 | +2 | -5 | -12 | -20 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 |
| Christchurch | 66 | 68 | 72 | 79 | 84 | 88 |
| Difference | -28 | -26 | -19 | -5 | +5 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Christchurch | 88 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 69 |
| Difference | +6 | +2 | -5 | -12 | -20 | -25 |
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. Bergen trends → · Christchurch trends →
Methodology & sources
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.
Christchurch
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Christchurch Aero Aws, a weather station, about 11 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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