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When to go to Bergen

Twelve months of averages for Bergen, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

No month in Bergen averages a high of 18°C or more; the warmest, July, averages 17°C.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): June to April.
Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): October to April.
The warmest month is July (17°C) and the coolest January (0°C). The wettest is December (319 mm) and the driest May (141 mm); about 2,719 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Bergen: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCold
FebCold
MarCold
AprCold
MayCool
JunWet
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctCold
NovCold
DecCold

Month by month

Every month in Bergen

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Bergen by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	0°C	-4°C	299 mm	94%	84%	0.2	23°C	Cold
February	0°C	-4°C	218 mm	94%	81%	0.8	24°C	Cold
March	2°C	-3°C	215 mm	91%	78%	1.9	27°C	Cold
April	7°C	1°C	155 mm	84%	72%	3.5	31°C	Cold
May	11°C	5°C	141 mm	81%	71%	4.9	35°C	Cool
June	15°C	8°C	154 mm	80%	74%	5.2	37°C	Wet
July	17°C	11°C	175 mm	82%	78%	4.6	39°C	Wet
August	17°C	10°C	205 mm	84%	80%	3.6	39°C	Wet
September	13°C	8°C	269 mm	88%	79%	2.2	37°C	Wet
October	8°C	4°C	276 mm	89%	79%	1.1	34°C	Cold
November	4°C	0°C	293 mm	93%	82%	0.4	29°C	Cold
December	1°C	-2°C	319 mm	95%	85%	0.1	25°C	Cold

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

0°C

-4°C

299 mm

94%

84%

0.2

23°C

Cold

February

0°C

-4°C

218 mm

94%

81%

0.8

24°C

Cold

March

2°C

-3°C

215 mm

91%

78%

1.9

27°C

Cold

April

7°C

1°C

155 mm

84%

72%

3.5

31°C

Cold

May

11°C

5°C

141 mm

81%

71%

4.9

35°C

Cool

June

15°C

8°C

154 mm

80%

74%

5.2

37°C

Wet

July

17°C

11°C

175 mm

82%

78%

4.6

39°C

Wet

August

17°C

10°C

205 mm

84%

80%

3.6

39°C

Wet

September

13°C

8°C

269 mm

88%

79%

2.2

37°C

Wet

October

8°C

4°C

276 mm

89%

79%

1.1

34°C

Cold

November

4°C

0°C

293 mm

93%

82%

0.4

29°C

Cold

December

1°C

-2°C

319 mm

95%

85%

0.1

25°C

Cold