Geneva vs Bern: which is sunnier?
🇨🇭 Switzerland vs 🇨🇭 Switzerland · 130 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Geneva and Bern are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,093 vs 2,095 hours a year. Geneva has the higher Sunshine Score in 8 of 12 months; the other 4 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Geneva | Bern | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,093 | 2,095 |
| Sunniest month | September (77/100) | September (76/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 5/100 | 2/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 73/100 | 69/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,108 mm | 1,142 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 6 (high) |
Geneva vs Bern month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva | Bern | Geneva | Bern | Geneva | Bern | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 5° | 4° | 98 | 77 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 6° | 5° | 73 | 62 |
| March | 19 | 13 | 11° | 10° | 90 | 80 |
| April | 51 | 44 | 16° | 15° | 75 | 83 |
| May | 65 | 56 | 19° | 18° | 111 | 130 |
| June | 73 | 70 | 24° | 23° | 100 | 117 |
| July | 74 | 69 | 27° | 24° | 93 | 121 |
| August | 73 | 68 | 26° | 24° | 99 | 126 |
| September | 77 | 76 | 22° | 20° | 76 | 83 |
| October | 62 | 49 | 18° | 16° | 91 | 94 |
| November | 18 | 6 | 11° | 9° | 96 | 82 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 6° | 5° | 106 | 87 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Geneva · Apr Geneva · May Geneva · Jun Geneva · Jul Geneva · Aug Geneva · Sep even · Oct Geneva · Nov Geneva · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Geneva (average score 5/100 vs 2). Daytime highs are similar (7°C vs 6°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Geneva (average score 45/100 vs 38). Daytime highs are similar (15°C vs 14°C).
- June–August: Geneva (average score 73/100 vs 69). Geneva is the warmer, around 26°C daytime highs vs 24°C.
- September–October: Geneva (average score 70/100 vs 63). Geneva is the warmer, around 20°C daytime highs vs 18°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Geneva weather by month · Bern weather by month · Best time to visit Switzerland.
More comparisons: Geneva vs Turin · Geneva vs Lyon · Geneva vs Grenoble · Bern vs Zurich · Bern vs Basel · all head-to-heads