Bergen weather in April

In April, Bergen sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 133 mm of precipitation across 15.3 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of April to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Bergen's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bergen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
133 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:32 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
67%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Bergen is Norwegian city in Vestland, Norway.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,373/km²
people per km²
Founded
1070

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical April day in Bergen reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

-5°10°15°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
162
262
372
472
572
673
773
873
973
1073
1173
1283
1383
1483
1583
1683
1784
1884
1994
2094
2194
2294
2394
2494
2594
2695
27105
28105
29105
30105

How April really feels in Bergen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 16 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
16
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bergen weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 25020.314.46.30.0
Feb / 20817.212.78.60.0
Mar / 19218.311.311.30.1
Apr / 13315.34.414.21.2
May11° / 116140.916.82.6
Jun14° / 10°12114.1018.53.6
Jul16° / 12°14916.4017.84.3
Aug17° / 12°18817.3015.44.3
Sep14° / 10°24917.7012.63.2
Oct10° / 25919.31.29.71.8
Nov / 25718.957.10.5
Dec / 2712010.95.50.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
93466
103664
113664
123763
133763
143763
153862
163862
173862
183961
193961
204060
214060
224060
234060
244060
254060
263961
273961
283961
294060
304159

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Bergen gets around 133 mm of rain and snow over 15.3 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 51% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15526
25525
35524
45523
55522
65521
75520
85519
95419
105318
115317
125216
135116
145015
155014
164914
174813
184813
194812
204811
214811
224710
234710
24479
25489
26488
27488
28487
29487
30496

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 14 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of April to 15 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 162 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 4:50 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 8:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:197:08
212.96:157:11
313.06:127:13
413.16:097:16
513.26:067:18
613.36:037:21
713.46:007:23
813.55:577:26
913.65:537:28
1013.75:507:31
1113.85:477:33
1213.95:447:36
1314.05:417:38
1414.15:387:41
1514.15:357:44
1614.25:327:46
1714.35:297:49
1814.45:267:51
1914.55:237:54
2014.65:207:56
2114.75:177:59
2214.85:148:01
2314.95:118:04
2415.05:088:06
2515.15:058:09
2615.25:028:11
2715.34:598:14
2815.34:568:17
2915.44:538:19
3015.54:508:22

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 3.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.9Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Bergen?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bergen.

What to pack for Bergen in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Bergen sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Bergen in April

The nearest coast averages about 6°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in March near 5°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug16Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Bergen in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bergen peaks around June 17 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 17UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bergen?

Bergen sits at 60.4°N, 5.3°E, 20 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Nesttun, 8.0 km away.

StavangerSolaSandnesTime

Topography around Bergen

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bergen.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bergen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 558 m around an average of 142 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 978 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,650 m.

The land around Bergen is covered by trees (46%), water (25%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (26%) within 16 km, and water (40%), trees (29%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
558 m
16 km
978 m
80 km
1,650 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
April weather nearby: Nesttun 8.0 km · Ytrebygda 10 km · Haugesund 109 km · Flam 111 km · Stavanger 160 km · Sola 168 km · Sandnes 173 km · Time 186 km

Norway travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 91% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$94,594
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 613
Religion
Church of Norway 68%other Christian 4%Muslim 3%Roman Catholic 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bergen (60.393°, 5.3242°, elevation 20 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).