When to go · Bergen
Bergen in November
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
- 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C) / 3°C (37°F)37°F (3°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 21
- Crowds
- Low
- Norway overall
- Prices
- Low
- Norway overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (dark, wet, 240 rain days a year on average); storm days any month.
Is another month better than November?
November is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in November
- BergenHighs around 8 °C (46 °F), lows around 3 °C (37 °F), rain on about 21 daysHighs around 46 °F (8 °C), lows around 37 °F (3 °C), rain on about 21 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.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Norway overall
- Low
- Prices · Norway overall
- Low
Norway overall: Dark and wet; Tromsø whale season begins (check); polar night starts late in the month.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bergen, side by side.
Verdict
Nov: Avoid
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Nov: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
May: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Night low
Nov: 3 °C (37 °F)37 °F (3 °C)
May: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Rain days
Nov: 21
May: 12 (better)
Crowds
Nov: Low
May: Medium
Prices
Nov: Low
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Nov: 0
May: 1
November: 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.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast