When to go · Bergen
Bergen in January
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
- 5°C41°F / 1°C34°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 20
- Crowds
- Low
- Norway overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Norway overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Bergen
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (dark, wet, 240 rain days a year on average); storm days any month.
Weather in January
- BergenHighs around 5 °C, lows around 1 °C, rain on about 20 daysHighs around 41 °F, lows around 34 °F, rain on about 20 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
- Medium
Norway overall: Polar night in the north returns to light mid-month; Tromsø aurora and whale season; south is cold and short.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast