Weather in Bergen in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Bergen;
Average weather
Average temperature in Bergen in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +5°C with a maximum of +9°C and a minimum of -5°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 43% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from 0°C to +6°C.
Is Bergen warm or cold in January?
Bergen is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +4°C to +4°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from 0°C to -1°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Bergen, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Bergen in January
Water in Bergen in January is Cold. It varies from +5°C to +8°C, with an average of +6°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +4°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Bergen in January?
Climate in Bergen in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +4°C | +4°C | +4°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -17°C | -23°C | -18°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +12°C | +12°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 229 mm | 197 mm | 156 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +6°C | +6°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 81% | 80% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1006 HPa | 1007 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 14 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 8 | 9 | 9 | ||||
January weather is still as bad as in December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +4°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 229 mm to 197 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 81% to 80%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 4 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 3 to 4.
February brings much the same weather, it remains bad.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 10 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 January, going from 1 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Bergen.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Bergen?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Bergen in January 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.