Drammen
City in Norway: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Drammen fra Nordbykollen 2018 (2): Peulle, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Drammen is a city in Norway, in Buskerud. About 106,013 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Norway in our atlas.
It lies at 59.74° N, 10.20° E, about 11 m (36 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Oslo time zone. At this high latitude, summer days are very long and winter days very short.
Location
Red dot: Drammen. Green dots: other major cities of Norway. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Drammen has a continental (warm summer) climate (Köppen Dfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 20°C (68°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about -8°C (18°F). Around 1,285 mm (51 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3159016 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q15138612 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Drammen fra Nordbykollen 2018 (2): Peulle, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)