When to go · Bergen

Bergen in January

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (dark, wet, 240 rain days a year on average); storm days any month.

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C) / 1°C (34°F)34°F (1°C); average high / low
Rain days: 20
Crowds: Low; Norway overall
Prices: Medium; Norway overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Bergen

Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (dark, wet, 240 rain days a year on average); storm days any month.

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

BergenHighs around 5 °C (41 °F), lows around 1 °C (34 °F), rain on about 20 daysHighs around 41 °F (5 °C), lows around 34 °F (1 °C), rain on about 20 days
Fjord coast, Norway · Bergen, Stavanger, Flåm, Geiranger, Ålesundrainy
Mild and very wet: Bergen averages rain on more than 200 days. Mountain roads (Trollstigen, Aurlandsfjellet, Sognefjellet) open late May–June and close in October — check.

Norway overall: Polar night in the north returns to light mid-month; Tromsø aurora and whale season; south is cold and short.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bergen, side by side.

First month

Second month

January: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (dark, wet, 240 rain days a year on average); storm days any month.

May: Inside Bergen's best window: May–Sep; May least rain.

Bergen: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.