Weather in Bergen in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Bergen;
Average weather
Average temperature in Bergen in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +3°C with a maximum of +11°C and a minimum of -7°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 44% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -3°C to +5°C.
Is Bergen warm or cold in December?
Bergen is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +7°C to +4°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +2°C to 0°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Bergen, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Bergen in December
Water in Bergen in December is Cold. It varies from +6°C to +10°C, with an average of +8°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +4°C.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Bergen in December?
Climate in Bergen in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +7°C | +4°C | +4°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -12°C | -17°C | -23°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +14°C | +12°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 231 mm | 229 mm | 197 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +8°C | +6°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 81% | 80% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1007 HPa | 1006 HPa | 1007 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 18 | 14 | 13 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 4 | 8 | 9 | ||||
December weather is still as bad as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +7°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +4°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 231 mm to 229 mm. Humidity rises from 79% to 81%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 3 m/s to 4 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 4 sunny days in November to 3 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains bad.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Bergen is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Bergen?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Bergen in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+8°C) and the highest in 2014 (+13°C). The driest year was 1996 with only 1330 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 3441 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Bergen, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.