Climate
Bergamo experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characteristic of Northern Italy. While most of Italy is characterized by dry summers with little to no precipitation, Bergamo has the reverse trend; the summer is wetter than winter. However, Bergamo's climate is designated with an f because there is statistically significant rainfall throughout the winter (in order to qualify for a w precipitation designation under the Köppen scale, the driest month in the winter would need to have less than 12.95 mm (1 in).)
| Climate data for Bergamo | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
6.3 (43.3) |
16.7 (62.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
0.1 (32.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
7.7 (45.8) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 71 (2.8) |
64 (2.5) |
84 (3.3) |
89 (3.5) |
127 (5.0) |
112 (4.4) |
109 (4.3) |
130 (5.1) |
94 (3.7) |
109 (4.3) |
112 (4.4) |
56 (2.2) |
1,156 (45.5) |
| Source: Intellicast | |||||||||||||
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