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=== Climate === According to the [[Kรถppen Climate Classification]], Bern has an [[oceanic climate]] (''Cfb'')<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/product/output/climate-data/climate-diagrams-normal-values-station-processing/BER/climsheet_BER_np8110_e.pdf|title=Bern 1981โ2010 Averages|access-date=30 August 2017|archive-date=31 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831040457/http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/product/output/climate-data/climate-diagrams-normal-values-station-processing/BER/climsheet_BER_np8110_e.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> closely bordering on a [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfb''). The closest weather station near Bern is located in the municipality of [[Zollikofen]], about {{convert|5|km|0|abbr=out}} north of the city centre. The warmest month for Bern is July, with a daily mean temperature of {{convert|18.3|C|F}}, and a daily maximum temperature of {{convert|24.3|C|F}}.<ref name=":0"/> The highest temperature recorded at Bern / Zollikofen is {{convert|37.0|C|F}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/indicesmapdetail.php?seasonid=14&year=2003&indexid=TXx&stationid=1644|title=August 2003|access-date=30 August 2017|archive-date=31 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831000704/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/indicesmapdetail.php?seasonid=14&year=2003&indexid=TXx&stationid=1644|url-status=live}}</ref> recorded in [[2003 European heat wave|August 2003]]. On average, a temperature of {{convert|25|C|F}} or above is recorded 40.7 days per year, and 6 days per year with a temperature of {{convert|30|C|F}} or above at Zollikofen,<ref name=":0"/> and the warmest day reaches an average of {{convert|32.1|C|F}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1981-2010&indexid=TXx&stationid=1644|title=Annual Average Maximum|access-date=30 August 2017|archive-date=30 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830235308/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1981-2010&indexid=TXx&stationid=1644|url-status=live}}</ref> There are 103.7 days of air frost, and 22.3 ice days per year at Bern (Zollikofen) for the period of 1981โ2010, as well as 14.1 days of snowfall, 36.7 days of snow cover per year and the average amount of snow measured per year is {{convert|52.6|cm|in}}.<ref name=":0"/> On average, January is the coldest month, with a daily mean temperature of {{convert|-0.4|C|F}}, and a daily minimum temperature of {{convert|โ3.6|C|F}}.<ref name=":0"/> The lowest temperature ever recorded at Bern (Zollikofen) was {{convert|-23.0|C|F}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/showindices.php?8cqn7s151crijdl1udd83b5493|title=February 1929|access-date=30 August 2017|archive-date=30 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830235148/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/showindices.php?8cqn7s151crijdl1udd83b5493|url-status=live}}</ref> recorded in February 1929, and typically the coldest temperature of the year reaches an average of {{convert|-12.8|C|F}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1981-2010&indexid=TNn&stationid=1644|title=Annual Average Minimum|access-date=30 August 2017|archive-date=31 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831000407/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1981-2010&indexid=TNn&stationid=1644|url-status=live}}</ref> for the period of 1981โ2010. {{Weather box |location = Bern ([[Zollikofen]]), elevation: {{convert|553|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, 1991โ2020 normals, extremes 1901โpresent |metric first = Y |single line = Y |Jan record high C = 15.9 |Feb record high C = 18.5 |Mar record high C = 23.0 |Apr record high C = 28.2 |May record high C = 31.4 |Jun record high C = 33.7 |Jul record high C = 36.8 |Aug record high C = 37.0 |Sep record high C = 31.6 |Oct record high C = 25.5 |Nov record high C = 20.8 |Dec record high C = 19.1 |year record high C = 37.0 |Jan high C = 3.4 |Feb high C = 5.2 |Mar high C = 10.3 |Apr high C = 14.5 |May high C = 18.6 |Jun high C = 22.5 |Jul high C = 24.6 |Aug high C = 24.2 |Sep high C = 19.4 |Oct high C = 14.0 |Nov high C = 7.7 |Dec high C = 3.8 |year high C = 14.0 |Jan mean C = 0.2 |Feb mean C = 1.1 |Mar mean C = 5.2 |Apr mean C = 9.0 |May mean C = 13.2 |Jun mean C = 16.9 |Jul mean C = 18.8 |Aug mean C = 18.4 |Sep mean C = 14.1 |Oct mean C = 9.5 |Nov mean C = 4.2 |Dec mean C = 0.9 |year mean C = 9.3 |Jan low C = -2.9 |Feb low C = -2.8 |Mar low C = 0.3 |Apr low C = 3.4 |May low C = 7.6 |Jun low C = 11.3 |Jul low C = 13.0 |Aug low C = 12.9 |Sep low C = 9.2 |Oct low C = 5.5 |Nov low C = 1.0 |Dec low C = -2.1 |year low C = 4.7 |Jan record low C = -21.8 |Feb record low C = -23.0 |Mar record low C = -15.6 |Apr record low C = -7.9 |May record low C = -2.2 |Jun record low C = 0.9 |Jul record low C = 3.6 |Aug record low C = 3.5 |Sep record low C = -0.8 |Oct record low C = -5.5 |Nov record low C = -13.9 |Dec record low C = -20.5 |year record low C = -23.0 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 60.3 |Feb precipitation mm = 55.5 |Mar precipitation mm = 64.9 |Apr precipitation mm = 78.0 |May precipitation mm = 112.4 |Jun precipitation mm = 101.5 |Jul precipitation mm = 108.0 |Aug precipitation mm = 112.3 |Sep precipitation mm = 87.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 86.5 |Nov precipitation mm = 76.9 |Dec precipitation mm = 78.5 |year precipitation mm = 1021.8 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 9.5 |Feb precipitation days = 8.7 |Mar precipitation days = 9.5 |Apr precipitation days = 9.6 |May precipitation days = 12.1 |Jun precipitation days = 11.4 |Jul precipitation days = 10.8 |Aug precipitation days = 11.0 |Sep precipitation days = 8.6 |Oct precipitation days = 10.4 |Nov precipitation days = 10.1 |Dec precipitation days = 10.6 |year precipitation days = 122.3 | Jan snow cm = 10.7 | Feb snow cm = 11.0 | Mar snow cm = 5.4 | Apr snow cm = 1.1 | May snow cm = 0.1 | Jun snow cm = 0.0 | Jul snow cm = 0.0 | Aug snow cm = 0.0 | Sep snow cm = 0.0 | Oct snow cm = 0.5 | Nov snow cm = 5.1 | Dec snow cm = 13.7 | year snow cm = 47.6 |unit snow days = 1.0 cm |Jan snow days = 3.6 |Feb snow days = 3.2 |Mar snow days = 1.6 |Apr snow days = 0.4 |May snow days = 0.0 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.1 |Nov snow days = 1.1 |Dec snow days = 3.2 |year snow days = 13.2 |Jan humidity = 84 |Feb humidity = 79 |Mar humidity = 73 |Apr humidity = 70 |May humidity = 72 |Jun humidity = 72 |Jul humidity = 71 |Aug humidity = 73 |Sep humidity = 79 |Oct humidity = 84 |Nov humidity = 86 |Dec humidity = 86 |year humidity = 77 |Jan sun = 66.1 |Feb sun = 94.4 |Mar sun = 151.3 |Apr sun = 179.3 |May sun = 197.1 |Jun sun = 225.5 |Jul sun = 245.2 |Aug sun = 227.8 |Sep sun = 175.2 |Oct sun = 119.1 |Nov sun = 66.0 |Dec sun = 53.1 |year sun = 1797.1 |Jan percentsun = 26 |Feb percentsun = 35 |Mar percentsun = 44 |Apr percentsun = 47 |May percentsun = 45 |Jun percentsun = 50 |Jul percentsun = 55 |Aug percentsun = 56 |Sep percentsun = 50 |Oct percentsun = 38 |Nov percentsun = 26 |Dec percentsun = 22 |year percentsun = 43 | source 1 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name=NOAA1>{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241211034258/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/5.5/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Switzerland/CSV/BernZollikofen_06631.csv | archive-date = 11 December 2024 | url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/5.5/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Switzerland/CSV/BernZollikofen_06631.csv | title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991โ2020 | work = World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991โ2020) | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = 11 December 2024}}</ref> |source 2 = [[MeteoSwiss]]<ref name=MeteoSwiss>{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220114033933/https://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/product/output/climate-data/climate-diagrams-normal-values-station-processing/BER/climsheet_BER_np9120_e.pdf | archive-date = 14 January 2022 | url = https://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/product/output/climate-data/climate-diagrams-normal-values-station-processing/BER/climsheet_BER_np9120_e.pdf | title = Climate Normals Bern / Zollikofen (Reference period 1991โ2020) | publisher = Swiss Federal Office of Metreology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss | date = 13 January 2022 | access-date = 13 January 2022}}</ref>[[Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute|KNMI]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://eca.knmi.nl/indicesextremes/customquerytimeseriesplots.php?optionSelected=station&processtext1=Your+query+is+being+processed.+Please+wait...&countryselect=All+countries%7C**&stationselect=BERN%2FZOLLIKOFEN%5Bch%5D%7C1644&categoryselect=All+categories%7C**&indexselect=All+indices%7C**&seasonselect=ANNUAL%7C0&processtext2=Your+query+is+being+processed.+Please+wait... | title = Bern extreme values | access-date = 30 August 2017 | publisher = [[KNMI (institute)|KNMI]] }}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> }}
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