Drammen weather in January

In January, Drammen sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 78 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 6.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 5 h 42 min at the start of January to 7 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Drammen's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Drammen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
78 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
6 h 24 min
9:16 AM – 3:41 PM
Cloud cover
68%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Drammen is city in Buskerud, Norway.

Air quality
Good
PM10 19.2 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Drammen reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-2-7
2-2-7
3-2-7
4-2-7
5-2-7
6-2-7
7-1-7
8-1-7
9-1-7
10-1-6
11-1-6
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26-2-7
27-2-7
28-2-7
29-2-7
30-2-7
31-2-7

How January really feels in Drammen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Drammen weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°7811.510.26.50.0
Feb-0° / -6°538.47.98.70.0
Mar / -4°578.36.611.30.2
Apr10° / 569314.12.1
May15° / 7611.10.616.74.4
Jun19° / 10°9112018.25.6
Jul21° / 13°10112.4017.66.0
Aug20° / 12°10413.3015.35.7
Sep15° / 9410.8012.64.5
Oct / 9811.81.49.81.8
Nov / -0°9512.467.20.1
Dec-0° / -5°7411.385.80.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43565
53565
63565
73466
83664
93664
103565
113565
123565
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203763
213664
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283862
293862
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Drammen gets around 78 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13732
23732
33832
43832
53832
63832
73832
83832
93832
103832
113832
123832
133832
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203733
213633
223633
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273533
283433
293433
303433
313433

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
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17100
18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 42 min at the start of January to 7 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:30 AM to 8:49 AM, and sunset from 3:14 PM to 4:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.79:303:14
25.89:303:16
35.89:293:17
45.89:293:19
55.99:283:20
65.99:273:22
75.99:273:23
86.09:263:25
96.09:253:27
106.19:243:29
116.19:233:31
126.29:223:32
136.29:203:34
146.39:193:36
156.39:183:39
166.49:163:41
176.59:153:43
186.59:133:45
196.69:123:47
206.79:103:50
216.79:083:52
226.89:073:54
236.99:053:57
246.99:033:59
257.09:014:01
267.18:594:04
277.28:574:06
287.28:554:09
297.38:534:11
307.48:514:14
317.58:494:16

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.37 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.2Dim
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310.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Drammen?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Drammen.

What to pack for Drammen in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Drammen sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Drammen in January

The nearest coast averages about 4°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 47 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Drammen in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Drammen peaks around July 18 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 18UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Drammen?

Drammen sits at 59.7°N, 10.2°E, 11 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Asker, 16 km away.

Topography around Drammen

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Drammen.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Drammen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m around an average of 99 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 628 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,476 m.

The land around Drammen is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
350 m
16 km
628 m
80 km
1,476 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Asker 16 km · Kongsberg 32 km · Oslo 36 km · Horten 40 km · Moss 43 km · Lillestrøm 53 km · Tønsberg 54 km · Sandefjord 68 km

Norway travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 91% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$94,594
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 613
Religion
Church of Norway 68%other Christian 4%Muslim 3%Roman Catholic 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Drammen (59.7439°, 10.2045°, elevation 11 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).