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Berga, Spain

Catalonia · Spain

Berga is a small city in Catalonia, Spain with a population of 17,160. Elevation: 2,362 ft (720 m). Average temperature: 57°F (14°C).

Data updated June 2026

2.9 /5.0
C+ Fair
17,160 Population 1,586/sq mi density
2,362 ft Elevation 720 meters
57°F Avg Temperature 14°C
22.9 in Annual Rain
Europe / Madrid Timezone
$33,493 Median Income
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Overall
2.9 / 5.0
Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
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Economy
2.9 / 5.0
$33,493 median income

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About Berga

Berga

Berga is the capital of the comarca (county) of Berguedà, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is bordered by the municipalities of Cercs, Olvan, Avià, Capolat and Castellar del Riu.

People

Population17,160
Median Age44.9 yrs
Density1,586/mi²

Economy

C+
Median Income$33,493

Climate

Avg Temp57°F (14°C)
Rain22.9 in/yr
Sunny Days339/yr
Elevation2,362 ft (720 m)
Population17,160
Population Density1,586 / sq mi
Elevation2,362 ft (720 m)
Coordinates42.1043°, 1.8463°
TimezoneEurope/Madrid
Country🇪🇸 Spain
State / ProvinceCatalonia
Average Temperature57°F (14°C)
January Average38°F (3°C)
July Average74°F (23°C)
Annual Precipitation22.9 inches (583 mm)
Annual Snowfall3.0 inches (8 cm)
Median Household Income$33,493
Median Age44.9 years

About Berga

Berga is a small city in Spain (Catalonia) with a population of 17,160. The city sits at an elevation of 2,362 feet (720 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 57°F (14°C). Temperatures range from 38°F in January to 74°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 22.9 inches. The timezone is Europe/Madrid.

Berga has a population of 17,160 with a density of 1,586 people per square mile, spread across 10.8 square miles. The median age is 44.9 years, 15% older than the national median of 38.9.

Population

17,160
Total Population
1,586
People / sq mi
44.9yrs
Median Age
15% above Spain avg
10.8mi²
Land Area

Language Spoken at Home

Other Languages 100.0%

Social Characteristics

Berga vs Spain Average

The median household income in Berga is $33,493, which is 55% below the national average of $75,149. The area has 1,304 business establishments.

Income: Berga vs Spain

Commute Mode

Income

Median HH Income$33,493
55% below Spain avg

Employment & Poverty

Establishments (County)1,304

Business (County)

Tax & Cost of Living

Commute & Transportation

Walkability

Climate in Berga

Berga has an average annual temperature of 13.4°C (56°F). The hottest month is Jul (23.7°C), the coldest is Jan (4.3°C). Average annual precipitation is 650 mm.

Month Avg °C / °F Min / Max °C Rain (mm)
Jan 4.3°C / 40°F -4.3° / 17.8° 38.9
Feb 7.3°C / 45°F -2.5° / 20.2° 20.1
Mar 8.5°C / 47°F -1.9° / 21.8° 48.7
Apr 11°C / 52°F -1.4° / 24.4° 75.2
May 15.4°C / 60°F 3.9° / 27.5° 57.7
Jun 20°C / 68°F 8.8° / 33.6° 67.0
Jul 23.7°C / 75°F 11.8° / 35.4° 39.9
Aug 23.4°C / 74°F 11.4° / 35.7° 44.8
Sep 18.4°C / 65°F 6.8° / 30.1° 69.7
Oct 14.4°C / 58°F 3.8° / 26.6° 70.5
Nov 8.7°C / 48°F -0.9° / 21.3° 69.3
Dec 6.1°C / 43°F -2.1° / 18.9° 48.4
Berga enjoys a temperate climate with an average annual temperature of 57°F (14°C). Winters average 38°F in January while summers reach 74°F in July. The area gets 339 sunny days per year, well above the U.S. average of 205 / making it one of the sunnier locations in the country. Annual precipitation totals 22.9 inches (drier than the 38-inch national average). The area receives 3.0 inches of snow annually. The city sits at an elevation of 2,362 feet.

Temperature

38°F Jan (3°C) 74°F Jul (23°C)
Annual Average56.6°F
5% above Spain avg
January Average38°F (3°C)
July Average74°F (23°C)
Sunny Days339 days/yr

Geography

Elevation2,362 ft (720 m)
Area10.8 sq mi (28.0 km²)
Population Density1,586/sq mi
Coordinates42.1043°N, 1.8463°W
TimezoneEurope/Madrid

Precipitation & Snow

Annual Rainfall 22.9"
40% below Spain avg
Snowfall 3.0"
Wettest Month (May) 3.54"
Driest Month (Jan) 1.50"

Air Quality

Earthquake History

571 earthquakes (M2.5+) within 150 km since 1990. Strongest: M4.7. Most recent: M4.6 on Aug 28, 2023.

Feb 18, 1996 3 km NE of Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, France M4.7 98 km
Feb 18, 1996 7 km ENE of Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, France M4.6 103 km
Aug 28, 2023 11 km W of Espot, Spain M4.6 91 km
May 15, 1995 30 km SSE of Torredembarra, Spain M4.6 137 km
Mar 19, 1992 3 km SW of Campdevànol, Spain M4.5 26 km
Sep 21, 2004 7 km E of Camprodon, Spain M4.5 55 km
Dec 15, 1991 34 km SSE of Castelldefels, Spain M4.4 126 km
May 23, 1995 35 km SSE of Torredembarra, Spain M4.4 140 km
Oct 4, 1999 12 km N of Bagnères-de-Luchon, France M4.4 135 km
Feb 26, 2003 4 km E of Ribes de Freser, Spain M4.4 38 km
May 15, 1995 37 km SSE of Coma-ruga, Spain M4.3 141 km
Jul 22, 2008 3 km NW of les Planes d'Hostoles, Spain M4.3 56 km
Jun 1, 2004 5 km NW of Sant Joan de les Abadesses, Spain M4.2 37 km
Sep 26, 1994 26 km SSE of Canet de Mar, Spain M4.2 108 km
Aug 8, 2007 3 km NE of Piera, Spain M4.1 63 km
Sep 23, 2004 4 km NNW of Ribes de Freser, Spain M4.0 36 km
Feb 1, 2022 7 km ESE of Farrera, Spain M4.0 58 km
Sep 17, 1994 22 km SSE of Arenys de Mar, Spain M4.0 104 km
Feb 3, 2004 14 km SSE of Vielha, Spain M4.0 99 km
Jul 2, 1997 5 km W of Vielha, Spain M4.0 114 km
Source: USGS (M2.5+, 1990-2025)

Nearby Volcanoes

1 volcano within 200 km. Closest: Olot Volcanic Field (57 km).

Name Type Elevation Last Eruption Distance
Olot Volcanic Field Pyroclastic cone(s) 893 m (2,930 ft) Unknown 57 km
Source: Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program (GVP). Sorted by distance.

Monthly Weather

Month Avg Temperature Precipitation Summary
January 38°F (3°C) 1.5 in Coldest, Driest
February 42°F (5°C) 1.5 in
March 45°F (7°C) 1.9 in
April 48°F (9°C) 2.5 in
May 55°F (13°C) 3.5 in Wettest
June 62°F (17°C) 3.3 in
July 74°F (23°C) 2.3 in Warmest
August 69°F (21°C) 3.1 in
September 63°F (17°C) 3.0 in
October 55°F (13°C) 2.6 in
November 46°F (8°C) 2.3 in
December 41°F (5°C) 1.8 in

Berga has a seasonal temperature swing of 36°F / from 38°F in January to 74°F in July. Total annual precipitation is 29.3 inches, with May being the wettest month (3.5") and January the driest (1.5").

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Colleges & Universities in Berga

Institution Type Founded Website
Escola Catalana d'Alta Muntanya University - Visit →
Escola Esquí Prepirineu, ESPORTEC College - Visit →

Schools in Berga

11 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).

School Level Enrollment Teachers Student/Teacher
Escola Santa Eulàlia - - - -
Institut Guillem de Berguedà - - - -
Escola Xarxa - - - -
Escola Vedruna Berga - - - -
Vedruna Berga Secundària - - - -
Escola Sant Joan - - - -
Escola d'Educació Especial Llar Santa Maria de Queralt - - - -
Escola de la Valldan - - - -
Escola Sant Salvador - - - -
Institut Serra de Noet - - - -
Institut Serra de Noet - - - -
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Radio Stations near Berga

7 stations within ~55 km.

Station Genre Quality
Pyrénées FM (FR) - MP3 192 kbps
Radio 90 music, spoken word MP3 320 kbps
Ràdio Abrera abrera MP3 320 kbps
Ràdio Rubí music, rubí MP3 128 kbps
El 9 FM granollers MP3 128 kbps
Ràdio Sant Fruitós music, news MP3 128 kbps
Ràdio Puig-reig puig-reig MP3 56 kbps

Museums in Berga

NameTypeAddressPhoneAnnual Revenue
Centre d'Interpretació de la Bruixeria
Centre d'interpretació Dinosaures Fumanya
Centre Enoturístic de Navàs
Ecomuseu Vall d'Ora
Espai Geologia Vallcebre
Espai Hemalosa
Exposició La Molina
Hospital Vell - Museu de la Patum
La Ferreria
Mina del Petroli
Museu d'Art del Bolet
Museu de la Colònia Vidal
Museu de les mines de Cercs
Museu del Ciment
Museu del Comte Arnau
Museu del Pastor
Museu Miquel Soldevila
Parc Cultural de la Muntanya de Sal

Libraries in Berga

NameAddressStaffAnnual VisitsCirculationCollectionPrograms
bibliobus0.0
Biblioteca de Gironella0.0
Biblioteca municipal0.0
Biblioteca Municipal de Cardona0.0
Biblioteca municipal Pere Casaldàliga0.0
Biblioteca Municipal Sant Jordi0.0
Biblioteca Popular0.0
Biblioteca Ramon Vinyes i Cluet0.0
Biblioteca Sant Pere Almató0.0

Farmers Markets in Berga

NameAddressSeasonHoursOrganicWebsite
Lleteria de Cal Gris
Mercat Municipal

Hotels in Berga

4 hotels within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

HCC Ciutat de Berga
Hotel Berga Park
Hotel Estel
Insomnia Hotel & Restaurant

Restaurants in Berga

15 restaurants within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Ca la Bòrnia
Cap de la Costa
El Forn Intramuralla
el Rincón Gallego
Font Negra
Frankfurt Berga
Gretta
Hostal del Guiu
la Cabana
La Crepe
Nou Món
Pizzeria la Notta
Restaurant Estany Clar
Restaurant Sant Marc
Santa Eulàlia

Cafes in Berga

5 cafes within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Aroma
Bar Xurreria Pica-Pica
Cafeteria El Poste
La Vienesa
Magrana

Theatres in Berga

1 theatres within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Teatre Municipal de Berga

Castles in Berga

4 castles within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Castell de Blancafort
Castell de Puigarbessós
Castell de Sant Ferran
Torre de la Petita

Clinics in Berga

1 clinics within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Centre d'Atenció Primària Berguedà

Dentists in Berga

1 dentists within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Heras

Veterinaries in Berga

1 veterinaries within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Centre Veterinari del Berguedà

Gas Stations in Berga

5 gas stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Ballús
BP
Gasolinera Carrefour
Petronor
Repsol

Banks in Berga

3 banks within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Banc Sabadell
BBVA
Caixabank

Shopping Malls in Berga

1 shopping malls within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Centre Comercial El Canal

Breweries in Berga

NameTypeAddressPhoneWebsite
Cerveseria
Quer Beer

Stadiums & Teams in Berga

TeamLeagueDivision

Ski Resorts Near Berga

24 ski resorts within range.

Resort Slopes (km) Lifts Peak (m) Price Season Night Park
Ordino-Arcalís 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Guzet 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Camurac 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Freeride Guzet 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Goulier 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Ascou 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Mijanès - Donezan 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Station de Beille 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Ax 3 Domaines 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Estació d'esquí Tavascan 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Ancienne Station de Ski Mosset - Col de Jau 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Puyvalador 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Estació d'esquí Port del Comte 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Formiguères 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Les Angles 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Pal-Arinsal 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Porte Puymorens 0.0 - - $0 - - -
La Quillane 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Font-Romeu Pyrénées 2000 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Cambre d'Aze 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Vallter 2000 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Port Ainé 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Estació d'esquí de Masella 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Estació d'esquí de la Molina 0.0 - - $0 - - -

Airports Near Berga

29 airports within the area.

AirportIATAType
Folgueroles Airfield-Medium Airport
Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel AirportLEUMedium Airport
Aeròdrom d'Avinyonet-Small Airport
Aeròdrom de Cervera-Small Airport
Aeròdrom del Pla de Bages-Small Airport
Aeròdrom Municipal El Pla de Santa María-Small Airport
Aeródromo Tiurana-Small Airport
Air Galamus Airfield-Small Airport
Altiport d'Ustou-Small Airport
Altiport du Col de la Marrano-Small Airport
Altiport du Plateau de la Calme-Small Airport
Altisurface de Coste Del Palm-Small Airport
Altisurface de l'Hippopotame-Small Airport
Altisurface du Clos de Legua-Small Airport
Calaf-Sallavinera Airfield-Small Airport
Camp de vol La Puieda-Small Airport
Camp de Vol Prat de la Plana-Moià-Small Airport
Campo de Vuelo Avial-Small Airport
Ercé Airfield-Small Airport
Igualada/Odena Airfield-Small Airport
La Cerdanya Airfield-Small Airport
La Segarra Airfield-Small Airport
Manresa Airfield-Small Airport
Moià Les Umbertes-Small Airport
Mont Llaret Pic d'Aude Altisurface-Small Airport
Mont Llaret Roc d'Aude Airfield-Small Airport
Mont Louis La Quillane Airfield-Small Airport
Sabadell Airfield-Small Airport
Ste Léocadie Airfield-Small Airport

Post Offices in Berga

2 post offices.

Post OfficeAddress
Oficina de Correos
Oficina de Correos

Churches & Religious Organizations in Berga

16 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).

NameAddress
Capella de Sant Jacint
Capella de Sant Jaume
Capella dels Dolors
Ermita de la Sagrada Familia
Església de Santa Eulàlia
Mare de Déu de la Pietat
Sant Bartomeu
Sant Francesc
Sant Joan
Sant Jordi de Cercs
Sant Pere de Madrona
Sant Quirze de Pedret
Sant Salvador
Santa Maria de les Garrigues
Santa Maria del Pont de Rabentí
Santuari de Queralt

Quick Facts

Timezone
Europe/Madrid

🇪🇸 About Spain

Capital Madrid
Population 46,723,749
Area 504,782 km²
GDP (USD) $1,619,481,980,720
GDP per capita $33,493
HDI 0.911
Life expectancy 83.9 years
Internet users 95.5%
Urban population 80.1%
Currency EUR (Euro)
Languages Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Galician
Calling code +34
TLD .es
Driving side right

Public Holidays in Spain

32 public holidays this year

Date Holiday Local Name
Jan 1 New Year's Day Año Nuevo
Jan 6 Epiphany Día de Reyes / Epifanía del Señor
Feb 28 Day of Andalucía Día de Andalucía
Mar 1 Day of the Balearic Islands Dia de les Illes Balears
Apr 2 Maundy Thursday Jueves Santo
Apr 3 Good Friday Viernes Santo
Apr 6 Easter Monday Lunes de Pascua
Apr 23 Castile and León Day Día de Castilla y León
Apr 23 Day of Aragón San Jorge (Día de Aragón)
May 1 Labour Day Fiesta del trabajo
May 2 Day of Madrid Fiesta de la Comunidad de Madrid
May 17 Galician Literature Day Día das Letras Galegas
May 30 Day of the Canary Islands Día de Canarias
May 31 Day of Castilla-La Mancha Día de la Región Castilla-La Mancha
Jun 4 Corpus Christi Corpus Christi
Jun 9 Day of La Rioja Día de La Rioja
Jun 9 Day of Murcia Día de la Región de Murcia
Jun 24 St. John's Day Sant Joan
Jul 25 Santiago Apóstol Santiago Apóstol
Jul 28 Day of the Cantabrian Institutions Día de las Instituciones de Cantabria
Aug 15 Assumption Asunción
Sep 8 Day of Asturias Día de Asturias
Sep 8 Day of Extremadura Día de Extremadura
Sep 11 National Day of Catalonia Diada Nacional de Catalunya
Sep 15 Feast of Our Lady of Bien Aparecida Festividad de la Bien Aparecida
Oct 9 Day of the Valencian Community Dia de la Comunitat Valenciana
Oct 12 National Day of Spain Fiesta Nacional de España
Nov 1 All Saints Day Día de todos los Santos
Dec 6 Constitution Day Día de la Constitución
Dec 8 Immaculate Conception Inmaculada Concepción
Dec 25 Christmas Day Navidad
Dec 26 St. Stephen's Day Feast of Saint Stephen

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Frequently Asked Questions About Berga

What is the population of Berga?

Berga has a population of 17,160 residents and is located in Spain. The population density is 1,586 people per square mile, spread across 10.8 square miles. The median age of residents is 44.9 years, which is older than the national median of 38.9 years.

Is Berga expensive to live in?

The median household income is $33,493, 55% below the national average of $75,149.

What is the weather like in Berga?

Berga enjoys a temperate climate with an average annual temperature of 57°F (14°C). Winter temperatures average 38°F in January, while summers reach an average of 74°F in July. The area receives 339 sunny days per year, well above the national average of 205. Annual rainfall totals 22.9 inches, with 3.0 inches of snow.

How is the job market in Berga?

There are 1,304 business establishments in the area.

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