Drammen weather in May

In May, Drammen sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 76 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 16.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of May to 17 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Drammen's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Drammen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
76 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
16 h 42 min
3:53 AM – 8:38 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
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 May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Drammen reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1133
2133
3133
4134
5134
6134
7144
8144
9144
10145
11145
12145
13145
14155
15155
16156
17156
18156
19156
20166
21166
22167
23167
24167
25177
26177
27177
28178
29178
30178
31188

How May really feels in Drammen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Drammen weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43961
54060
64159
74258
84258
94357
104357
114357
124357
134357
144258
154258
164258
174159
184258
194258
204258
214159
224159
234258
244357
254357
264357
274456
284456
294456
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Drammen gets around 76 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1355
2355
3354
4354
5354
6344
7344
8344
9344
10343
11343
12343
13353
14353
15362
16362
17362
18372
19372
20371
21381
22381
23381
24381
25370
26370
27370
28360
29360
30360
31360

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of May to 17 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:31 AM to 3:24 AM, and sunset from 8:02 PM to 9:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:318:02
215.64:288:04
315.74:268:07
415.84:238:09
515.94:208:11
615.94:188:14
716.04:158:16
816.14:138:19
916.24:108:21
1016.34:088:23
1116.34:058:26
1216.44:038:28
1316.54:008:31
1416.63:588:33
1516.73:568:35
1616.73:538:38
1716.83:518:40
1816.93:498:42
1917.03:478:44
2017.03:458:47
2117.13:428:49
2217.23:408:51
2317.23:388:53
2417.33:378:55
2517.43:358:57
2617.43:338:59
2717.53:319:01
2817.63:299:03
2917.63:289:05
3017.73:269:07
3117.73:249:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.21 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 — May's 5.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.7Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Drammen?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Drammen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Drammen in May

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

In May, Drammen sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Drammen in May

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in May — 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 May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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
May 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).