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Bryggen across Vågen, Bergen
BergenBryggen across Vågen
Camelback Mountain above the city, Scottsdale
ScottsdaleCamelback Mountain above the city

Photos: Bergen by Abdullah Guc, Pexels License; Scottsdale by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Bergen or Scottsdale?

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 Bergen for

  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Scottsdale for

  • wellness
  • shopping
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Scottsdale’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. Bergen 20, Scottsdale 8: Bergen leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Bergen 47, Scottsdale 46: Bergen leads by 1 points.
Culture & sights. Bergen 55, Scottsdale 38: Bergen leads by 17 points.
Nightlife. Bergen 40, Scottsdale 52: Scottsdale leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bergen 88, Scottsdale 68: Bergen leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Bergen 38, Scottsdale 50: Scottsdale leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Bergen and Scottsdale are level on 60.
Getting around. Bergen 74, Scottsdale 20: Bergen leads by 54 points.
Shopping & style. Bergen 33, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 27 points.
Affordability. Bergen 12, Scottsdale 32: Scottsdale leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bergen 58, Scottsdale 40: Bergen leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bergen 32, Scottsdale 72: Scottsdale leads by 40 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bergen and Scottsdale.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Bergen
46match

Wins on getting around and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Scottsdale
46match

Wins on wellness and shopping with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Bergen in July

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

Scottsdale in July

41 °Cdaytime high
29 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BergenScottsdale

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bergen: 1991-2020 normals, Bergen / Florida (1.2 km from centre). Scottsdale: 1991-2020 normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBergenScottsdale
Official languageNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi-
CurrencyNorwegian Krone (NOK)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-7
Emergency numberPolice 112, ambulance 113, fire 110911
Elevation5 m380 m
Main airportBergen Airport, Flesland (BGO)12 km from centre64 non-stop destinationsPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)10 km from centre148 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureBergenScottsdale
City population291,189241,361
People per km²3,339-
Museums within 10 km3110
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.