Season guide · Bergen · Norway
Bergen in autumn
September–November: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
Quick answer
Autumn colour and fewer visitors, but some of the wettest, stormiest and darkest weeks of the year. Expect highs up to 15°C (59°F) and lows around 3°C (37°F), with about 59 rainy days across September–November.
Key facts
- Months
- September–November
- Temperatures
- 3°C (37°F) to 15°C (59°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 59
- Sea
- 10°C (50°F) to 14°C (57°F)
- Crowds
- Quiet
- Hotel prices
- Low
Weather in autumn
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 15°C (59°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 19 | 12.7 h | 3/5 |
| October | 11°C (52°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 20 | 9.9 h | 2/5 |
| November | 7°C (45°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 20 | 7.3 h | 2/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 11°C (52°F) against a yearly 11°C (52°F), and 59 of the year's roughly 207 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 2/5 and hotel prices 2/5 on average.
What's on in autumn
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- September: Bergen Food Festival (usually early September)
- September: Bergen International Film Festival (usually late September)
- November: Pepperkakebyen — a town built of gingerbread by local children (usually mid-November to late December)
Good choices for autumn
Museum · Sandviken
Old Bergen Museum
An open-air museum of about 50 wooden houses from the 18th to 20th centuries, moved here from central Bergen to form a reconstructed small town with a square, shops, a dentist's surgery and a bakery.
- Time needed
- 1.5–2 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- History
- Kids
- Outdoors
Museum · Møhlenpris
VilVite Science Centre
It is one of the best rainy-day options for children; allow at least two hours.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Kids
- Rainy day
Museum · Nygårdshøyden
University Museum of Bergen
The university's natural history museum reopened in 2019 after a long renovation, with whale skeletons, Norwegian wildlife dioramas, geology and an exhibition on the history of life.
- Time needed
- 1.5 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Kids
- Rainy day
- Nature
Museum · Bryggen
Bryggens Museum
Spend time with the runic sticks; the translated messages bring medieval Bergen to life.
- Time needed
- 1–1.5 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- History
- Rainy day
Gallery · Sentrum
KODE art museums
KODE is one of Scandinavia's largest museums of art, design and music, spread across buildings on the shore of Lille Lungegårdsvann lake.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Art
- Rainy day
- Iconic
Day trips in autumn
- Voss (About 1 hour 15 minutes by train) — An outdoor-activity town between the fjords, with rafting, paragliding and skiing in season, the Hangursbanen gondola to a mountain viewpoint and lakeside walks.
- Lysøen (About 1 hour by bus and boat) — The violinist Ole Bull built a fairytale summer villa with an onion dome and carved interiors on this small island south of Bergen in the 1870s.
What to pack
- Layers, a warm sweater and a jacket for cool evenings
- A compact umbrella and waterproof shoes — rain is frequent
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is autumn a good time to visit Bergen?
It is a trade-off: Autumn colour and fewer visitors, but some of the wettest, stormiest and darkest weeks of the year. The best months overall are May–August.
+What is the weather like in Bergen in autumn?
Highs of up to 15°C (59°F) and lows around 3°C (37°F), with about 59 rainy days over the season.