When to go · Bergen
Bergen in May
Great month. Inside Bergen's best window: May–Sep; May least rain.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 15°C59°F / 7°C45°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- Medium
- Norway overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Norway overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Bergen
Inside Bergen's best window: May–Sep; May least rain.
Weather in May
- BergenHighs around 15 °C, lows around 7 °C, rain on about 12 daysHighs around 59 °F, lows around 45 °F, rain on about 12 days
- Fjord coast, Norway · Bergen, Stavanger, Flåm, Geiranger, Ålesundbest weather
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.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Constitution Day big impact
17 May · Norway
Children's parades, national costumes, everything closed; Whit Monday also falls on 17 May in 2027.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Norway overall
- Medium
- Prices · Norway overall
- Medium
Norway overall: Fruit blossom in Hardanger, 17 May celebrations; mountain roads still closed early in the month.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast