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Bergen vs Lake Placid
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Bergen is the warmer of the two — about 5°F on the annual average; Bergen is the wetter, with 55 in more rain a year, and Lake Placid the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Bergen and Lake Placid, in everyday terms.
Summers
Lake Placid has much hotter summers
Bergen: Mild
Lake Placid: Mild
Winters
Bergen has far milder winters
Bergen: Chilly
Lake Placid: Very cold
Rain & snow
Bergen is much wetter
Bergen: Very wet
Lake Placid: Wet
Sky
Lake Placid is sunnier
Bergen: Often grey
Lake Placid: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Bergen is the warmer of the two — about 5°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bergen is the wetter — about 55 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Lake Placid 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 40 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Lake Placid | 27 | 31 | 40 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Difference | -14 | -10 | -5 | +1 | +6 | +10 | +10 | +9 | +8 | +3 | -3 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 40 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 64 |
| Lake Placid | 27 | 31 | 40 | 52 | 65 | 74 |
| Difference | -14 | -10 | -5 | +1 | +6 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 67 | 67 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Lake Placid | 78 | 76 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Difference | +10 | +9 | +8 | +3 | -3 | -9 |
Avg low (°F) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 33 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 34 |
| Lake Placid | 6 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 40 | 50 | 54 | 52 | 45 | 35 | 25 | 14 |
| Difference | -27 | -24 | -18 | -10 | -5 | — | — | -2 | -5 | -8 | -13 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 33 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 50 |
| Lake Placid | 6 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 40 | 50 |
| Difference | -27 | -24 | -18 | -10 | -5 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 54 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 34 |
| Lake Placid | 54 | 52 | 45 | 35 | 25 | 14 |
| Difference | — | -2 | -5 | -8 | -13 | -20 |
Precipitation (in) Bergen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 9.9 | 8.2 | 8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.3 |
| Lake Placid | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Difference | -6.8 | -6 | -5.1 | -2 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -1.7 | -4.1 | -6 | -6.5 | -7.3 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 9.9 | 8.2 | 8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| Lake Placid | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| Difference | -6.8 | -6 | -5.1 | -2 | -0.4 | -0.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 6.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.3 |
| Lake Placid | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Difference | -1.7 | -4.1 | -6 | -6.5 | -7.3 | -8 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Placid | 22.3 | 21 | 19.2 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 10.7 | 22.4 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Placid | 22.3 | 21 | 19.2 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Placid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 10.7 | 22.4 |
| 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 |
| Lake Placid | 71 | 69 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 69 | 72 | 73 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -11 | -4 | — | -7 | -16 | -17 | -19 | -8 | -8 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 81 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 |
| Lake Placid | 71 | 69 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 66 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -11 | -4 | — | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 |
| Lake Placid | 61 | 59 | 58 | 69 | 72 | 73 |
| Difference | -16 | -17 | -19 | -8 | -8 | -8 |
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 |
| Lake Placid | 93 | 92 | 86 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 85 | 91 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -8 | -11 | -10 | -8 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 94 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 80 | 80 |
| Lake Placid | 93 | 92 | 86 | 78 | 76 | 77 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 95 |
| Lake Placid | 77 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 85 | 91 |
| Difference | -5 | -8 | -11 | -10 | -8 | -4 |
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 → · Lake Placid 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.
Lake Placid
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Lake Placid 2 S, a weather station, about 3 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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