Bergen Weather in August
Bergen in August
The short of it: Bergen in August averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 199 mm (7.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 12° · rain 199 mm · daylight 15 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Bergen an average August high of 18°, a low of 12° and some 199 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 18°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 199 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 40 min in mid-August, 152 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Bergen runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Eidsvåg, 5 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
August in Bergen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 46 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EidsvågVestland | 5 km N | 18° | 12° | 205 mm |
| TertnesVestland | 7 km NNW | 18° | 12° | 193 mm |
| EspelandVestland | 8 km E | 17° | 11° | 248 mm |
| FlaktveitVestland | 8 km NNE | 18° | 12° | 206 mm |
| NesttunVestland | 8 km S | 18° | 12° | 203 mm |
| Indre ArnaVestland | 9 km ENE | 18° | 12° | 215 mm |
| ÅsaneVestland | 9 km N | 17° | 12° | 213 mm |
| Ytre ArnaVestland | 10 km NE | 18° | 12° | 210 mm |