🇳🇴 Weather in Bergen in January
This is what the weather in Bergen (Western Norway, Norway) was like in January in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
-0.2 °C
-5.5 °C – 3.8 °C
Avg. night-time low
-3.9 °C
-9.5 °C – 1.2 °C
Avg. rain days in period
21.4
69 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
288 mm
75.3 mm – 549 mm
Avg. cloud cover
80 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
–
Sea temperature unavailable for today (daily limit).
Extremes: Highest temperature 7.3 °C (7 Jan 2020) · Lowest temperature -16.3 °C (7 Jan 2026) · Avg. daily peak wind 19 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 11Sunny
- 52Partly cloudy
- 33Cloudy
- 65Light rain
- 149Rain
Summary
- On average -0.2 °C during the day and -3.9 °C at night.
- On average 21.4 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 288 mm of precipitation in total.
- Prevailing: Rain.
- Warmest year: 2020 (avg. 3.8 °C), coolest: 2026 (avg. -5.5 °C).
- Wettest year: 2020 (549 mm), driest: 2026 (75.3 mm).
- Extremes: 7.3 °C on 7 Jan 2020 and -16.3 °C on 7 Jan 2026.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
Charts
Temperatures per year
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Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max-5.5°Avg. min-9.5°- Rain days
- 11 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 75.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 59 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 2.0 °C · Min -16.3 °C
2025
Avg. max-0.2°Avg. min-4.3°- Rain days
- 22 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 261 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 77 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 5.6 °C · Min -13.3 °C
2024
Avg. max-1.6°Avg. min-5.0°- Rain days
- 18 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 302 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 76 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 4.4 °C · Min -14.2 °C
2023
Avg. max0.6°Avg. min-2.7°- Rain days
- 24 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 345 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 78 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 4.6 °C · Min -11.2 °C
2022
Avg. max2.3°Avg. min-1.4°- Rain days
- 26 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 466 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 91 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 6.6 °C · Min -6.9 °C
2021
Avg. max-3.0°Avg. min-7.1°- Rain days
- 16 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 146 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 69 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 2.2 °C · Min -12.3 °C
2020
Avg. max3.8°Avg. min1.2°- Rain days
- 29 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 549 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 91 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 7.3 °C · Min -2.5 °C
2019
Avg. max0.1°Avg. min-3.4°- Rain days
- 23 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 173 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 87 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 5.2 °C · Min -11.1 °C
2018
Avg. max-0.5°Avg. min-4.5°- Rain days
- 21 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 276 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 82 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 2.2 °C · Min -11.1 °C
2017
Avg. max1.5°Avg. min-1.9°- Rain days
- 24 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 286 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 85 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 5.4 °C · Min -11.9 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Bergen in January?
- Daytime highs averaged -0.2 °C, night-time lows -3.9 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 7.3 °C (7 Jan 2020), the lowest -16.3 °C (7 Jan 2026).
- How often does it rain in Bergen in January?
- On average there were 21.4 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 288 mm of precipitation in total.
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Place search
- Natural Earth (public domain) · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) / OpenStreetMap (ODbL)