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close match
Bergen, Norway and Puerto Montt, Chile are a close climate match — 13,346 km (8,293 mi) apart. Bergen is Köppen zone Cfb; Puerto Montt is Cfb.
See Bergen on the interactive map →Bergen and Puerto Montt both sit in the oceanic (Cfb) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. Because one city is in the opposite hemisphere, the comparison flips seasons: Bergen’s January against Puerto Montt’s July. Roughly 13,346 km (8,293 mi) separates them — far enough that Puerto Montt feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for Bergen.
It is a close match: day-to-day weather in Puerto Montt should feel familiar if you know Bergen. January means differ by 4°C (Puerto Montt warmer); July by 0°C (Puerto Montt warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Puerto Montt is 15 mm drier in January, and 15 mm drier in July.
Sunshine: Puerto Montt averages 8.4 hours a day across the two months vs 6.2 in Bergen (2.2 h/day more; January 5.2 h vs 2.1 h, July 11.7 h vs 10.3 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (5 µg/m³ in Puerto Montt, 5 in Bergen). Humidity: dew point in Puerto Montt runs about 7°C higher in January (5°C vs -2°C), so the air feels muggier.
January & July · °C and mm
Puerto Montt is in the southern hemisphere, so its July lines up with Bergen's January — the bars above pair each city's summer and winter, not the calendar month.
Compare Bergen and Puerto Montt month by month on the interactive map →
See Puerto Montt's climate twin on its own page.
On Similar Climates, Puerto Montt, Chile is the closest distant match for Bergen, Norway — scored close, about 13,346 km (8,293 mi) away.
Bergen and Puerto Montt are separated by roughly 13,346 km (8,293 mi) on the great-circle route.
No — they sit in opposite hemispheres, so seasons run about six months apart: Puerto Montt’s July pairs with Bergen’s January in the comparison.
Yes — both are oceanic (Cfb).
Bergen has a oceanic climate (Cfb). January averages a high of 4°C and a low of 0°C with 190 mm of rain; July averages 18°C / 11°C and 125 mm.
Bergen averages about 2.1 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10.3 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 5.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 34); July averages 3.9 µg/m³ (US AQI 27).
Other close climate matches for Bergen: Juneau (loose), Cork (fair), Wellington (loose).
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