Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Bern is
moderately continental, with cold winters and warm summers.
The city, the federal capital of Switzerland, is located in the
Mittelland, the Swiss plateau, at an altitude of 540 meters (1,750 feet).
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -0.5 °C (31 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 18.5 °C (65 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Bern - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | -4 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | -2 |
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| Max (°C) | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
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| Min (°F) | 25 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 45 | 52 | 55 | 54 | 48 | 41 | 32 | 28 |
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| Max (°F) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 39 |
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amounts to 1,060 millimeters (41.7 inches) per year. It ranges from 55 mm (2.2 in) in the driest month (February) to 120 mm (4.7 in) in the wettest (May). In late spring and in summer, the rains are more abundant because they often occur in the form of thunderstorm. On average, 53 cm (21 in) of snow fall per year. Here is the average precipitation.
Bern - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 60 | 55 | 75 | 80 | 120 | 110 | 105 | 115 | 100 | 90 | 75 | 75 | 1060 |
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| Prec.(in) | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | 41.7 |
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| Days | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 124 |
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On average, there are around 1,680
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Bern - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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Best Time
The
best time to visit Bern is from mid-May to mid-September, since it is the warmest and sunniest of the year. However, we cannot exclude some rain, or a bit of cool weather, or even cold, especially in May and early June.