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The Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour, Auckland
AucklandThe Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour
Bryggen across Vågen, Bergen
BergenBryggen across Vågen

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Bergen by Abdullah Guc, Pexels License.

Auckland or Bergen?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Auckland for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Auckland’s own page.

Choose Bergen for

  • getting around
  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Bergen’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Auckland 68, Bergen 20: Auckland leads by 48 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Bergen 47: Auckland leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Bergen 55: Bergen leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Bergen 40: Auckland leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Bergen 88: Bergen leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Bergen 38: Auckland leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Bergen 60: Auckland leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Bergen 74: Bergen leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Bergen 33: Auckland leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Bergen 12: Auckland leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Bergen 58: Bergen leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Bergen 32: Auckland leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Bergen.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Auckland
Best match
53match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

Bergen
46match

Wins on getting around and live music and the arts with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Auckland in July

14 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
135 mmrain in the month
14 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Bergen in July

20 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
159 mmrain in the month
15 °Csea
18 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AucklandBergen

Where the figures come from

Auckland's station stands 189 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Auckland: 1961-1990 normals, Auckland Aerodrome Aws (17 km from centre). Bergen: 1991-2020 normals, Bergen / Florida (1.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandBergen
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number111Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation196 m5 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsBergen Airport, Flesland (BGO)12 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandBergen
City population1,470,100291,189
People per km²2,6303,339
Museums within 10 km1531
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 monthNone

Where else could you go?

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.