Bergen climate — normals and trends
Bergen (Norway) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.7 °C and it receives 2,317 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (13.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Bergen averages 71 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 209 rainy days per year.
Bergen has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 105 to 37 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.7 °C (on 26 July 2019) and the coldest -20.4 °C (on 26 January 1942).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BergenVestland
- coords
- 60.39°, 5.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.7°C
Average daily high
8.6°C
Average daily low
4.7°C
Annual rainfall
2,317mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
21.3km/h
Seasonal range
13.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
71 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
209 d/yr
Annual snowfall
195.4 cm
Average feels-like high
5.4 °C
Average feels-like low
1.0 °C
Average peak gust
40.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
28.7 °C
26 July 2019
Coldest day
-20.4 °C
26 January 1942
Wettest day
85 mm
10 October 1953
Windiest day
66.5 km/h
23 January 1994
Strongest gust
146.9 km/h
23 January 1994
Hottest feels-like
30.6 °C
26 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-26.4 °C
26 January 1942
Snowiest day
20.7 cm
6 February 1961
Sunniest day
18.3 h
20 June 2010
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 180 mm | -36 mm |
| Feb | 4.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 143 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 7.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 289 mm | +116 mm |
| Apr | 10.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 100 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 12.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 131 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 13.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 230 mm | +99 mm |
| Jul | 19.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 94 mm | -54 mm |
| Aug | 16.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 201 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 14.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 222 mm | -45 mm |
| Oct | 11.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 230 mm | -46 mm |
| Nov | 7.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 298 mm | +55 mm |
| Dec | 7.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 346 mm | +85 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bergen?
Bergen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.7 °C and it receives 2,317 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bergen?
The hottest day measured in Bergen between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2019, reaching 28.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bergen?
The coldest day measured in Bergen between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1942, at -20.4 °C.
Does it snow in Bergen?
Yes. Bergen gets on average 195.4 cm of snow per year and has around 71 frost days.
Has the climate of Bergen warmed?
Yes: Bergen warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bergen?
The wettest day measured in Bergen between 1940 and 2025 was 10 October 1953, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bergen?
The windiest day measured in Bergen between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1994, with winds reaching 66.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bergen?
The warmest month in Bergen is August (13.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Bergen?
Bergen receives on average 2,317 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 209 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bergen?
Bergen gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bergen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bergen between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1961, with 20.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bergen?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Bergen.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bergen?
In Bergen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.6 °C on 26 July 2019, and the lowest was -26.4 °C on 26 January 1942.
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