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Bergen vs Bar Harbor
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Bergen and Bar Harbor have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Bergen is the wetter, with 1094 mm more rain a year, and Bar Harbor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Bergen and Bar Harbor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Bar Harbor has much hotter summers
Bergen: Mild
Bar Harbor: Warm
Winters
Bergen has much milder winters
Bergen: Chilly
Bar Harbor: Very cold
Rain & snow
Bergen is wetter
Bergen: Very wet
Bar Harbor: Wet
Sky
Bar Harbor is sunnier
Bergen: Often grey
Bar Harbor: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Bergen and Bar Harbor run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Bergen is the wetter — about 1094 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Bar Harbor 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 |
| Bar Harbor | -0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +6 | +7 | +6 | +5 | +3 | +1 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
| Bar Harbor | -0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 23 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Bar Harbor | 26 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| Difference | +7 | +6 | +5 | +3 | +1 | -2 |
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 |
| Bar Harbor | -10 | -9 | -4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 5 | -0 | -6 |
| Difference | -11 | -9 | -6 | -3 | — | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | -1 | -3 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Bar Harbor | -10 | -9 | -4 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| Difference | -11 | -9 | -6 | -3 | — | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Bar Harbor | 15 | 15 | 11 | 5 | -0 | -6 |
| Difference | +2 | +2 | +1 | -1 | -3 | -7 |
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 |
| Bar Harbor | 117 | 96 | 133 | 119 | 115 | 110 | 83 | 81 | 115 | 147 | 146 | 139 |
| Difference | -135 | -113 | -69 | -19 | +6 | -22 | -76 | -126 | -136 | -128 | -126 | -149 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 252 | 209 | 202 | 138 | 109 | 132 |
| Bar Harbor | 117 | 96 | 133 | 119 | 115 | 110 |
| Difference | -135 | -113 | -69 | -19 | +6 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 158 | 208 | 251 | 275 | 272 | 288 |
| Bar Harbor | 83 | 81 | 115 | 147 | 146 | 139 |
| Difference | -76 | -126 | -136 | -128 | -126 | -149 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bar Harbor | 44 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bar Harbor | 44 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bar Harbor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
| Bar Harbor | 70 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 57 | 57 | 62 | 67 | 70 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -13 | -6 | — | -6 | -15 | -19 | -20 | -15 | -13 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 |
| Bar Harbor | 70 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 67 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -13 | -6 | — | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Bar Harbor | 62 | 57 | 57 | 62 | 67 | 70 |
| Difference | -15 | -19 | -20 | -15 | -13 | -11 |
Relative humidity (%) Bergen runs higher most of 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 |
| Bar Harbor | 90 | 88 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 88 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -8 | -2 | +4 | +5 | +3 | -1 | -5 | -8 | -9 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 |
| Bar Harbor | 90 | 88 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 85 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -8 | -2 | +4 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Bar Harbor | 85 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 88 |
| Difference | +3 | -1 | -5 | -8 | -9 | -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. Bergen trends → · Bar Harbor 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.
Bar Harbor
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Acadia NP, a weather station, about 5 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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