Wooden pastel houses lining a cobbled lane in Bergen with green mountain behind.
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NorwayNorway · Western Norway

Bergen

Norway

Fjord capital. Cool, green, lots of rain — perfect escape when the south melts.

Coastal tier AFlying from New York (JFK)BGO
Two-week outlook
Chill

Meaningfully cooler than home.

11°Day
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11.9hSun/day
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13°
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9°
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SunRainCloudSolid = next 5 days · faded = lower confidence

Days 1–5 are usually reliable, 6–10 drift, 11–14 are the model guessing. Check again the day before you fly — more on what this can and can't do.

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Live prices on Booking.com, pre-filled for 2026-05-12 – 2026-05-19.

When to go

From the 2026 climate study, not the live forecast.
Recommended

Wettest of the major Norwegian cities and unrepentant about it. Cool, green, fjord-cruisable. Even at the height of summer, rarely above 22°C.

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