SmogRank / Norway / Buskerud / Drammen

Drammen, month by month

Drammen has a measured daily mean on 961 days since 1 January 2023. Its worst month was January 2024, at 73 US AQI (21.0 µg/m³), 245th of 2,385 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was July 2024, at 18 US AQI (3.2 µg/m³). 2025 averaged 43 US AQI (7.7 µg/m³), against 47 US AQI (8.5 µg/m³) in 2024.

Every month since 2023

2026too few days for a mean (a year needs 199)173 days measured
202543 for the year301 days measured1,856th of 2,681 in the world
2023too few days for a mean (a year needs 256)144 days measured
Jan61#258Feb60#422Mar53#247Apr46#752May14 daysJun11 daysJul5 daysAug2 daysSep3 daysOctnoneNovnoneDecnone
Each square is a month's mean PM2.5 in US AQI from Drammen's measured days, with its place on that month's world ranking under it. A month has a mean once 70% of its days are measured, the rule the monthly rankings use; under that, the square gives the days measured. Each square opens that month's ranking with Drammen marked; each year, the year's.
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales

Months without a mean, and why

16 months
MonthWhy
Oct 20265 of 11 days measured; a month needs 8. The others: 6 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours).
Sep 2026No day measured. The others: 30 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours).
Aug 20261 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jul 20262 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 29 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Dec 202520 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 11 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Nov 2025No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Oct 20259 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 22 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 202417 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 14 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Dec 2023No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Nov 2023No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Oct 2023No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Sep 20233 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 27 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Aug 20232 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 29 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jul 20235 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 26 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jun 202311 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 19 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
May 202314 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 17 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.

A day counts once 18 hours of it are measured; a month needs 70% of its days.

Drammen's worst months

MonthUS AQIDays measuredWorld rankEpisode
January 2024 7321.0 µg/m³28 of 31245thof 2,385Southern Norway, 18 to 20 January 2024
Southern Norway, 12 to 13 January 2024and 1 more
February 2025 6114.7 µg/m³28 of 28879thof 2,633–
January 2023 6114.5 µg/m³30 of 31258thof 1,261–
February 2023 6013.9 µg/m³27 of 28422ndof 1,129Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023
January 2025 6013.9 µg/m³31 of 31559thof 2,474Southern Norway, 12 to 13 January 2025
Southern Norway, 4 January 2025
December 2024 5812.9 µg/m³31 of 31605thof 2,616–

Monthly means over the days measured; finished months only. World rank: its place on that month's world ranking of every city with enough days. Each month opens that ranking.

Drammen's worst days

DayUS AQIEpisode
19 Jan 2024 16677.5 µg/m³Southern Norway, 18 to 20 January 2024
28 Jan 2023 14051.2 µg/m³–
13 Jan 2025 13047.1 µg/m³Southern Norway, 12 to 13 January 2025
13 Jan 2024 12545.1 µg/m³Southern Norway, 12 to 13 January 2024
16 Jan 2025 12444.8 µg/m³–
25 Jan 2023 11440.9 µg/m³–
7 Jan 2024 11139.7 µg/m³Southern Norway, 5 to 10 January 2024
20 Jan 2024 11139.7 µg/m³Southern Norway, 18 to 20 January 2024
13 Dec 2024 10637.6 µg/m³–
16 Feb 2023 10436.6 µg/m³Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023

Daily means, the highest since 1 Jan 2023; the WHO's daily guideline is 15 µg/m³. Each date opens that day's world ranking, and each episode the bad-air spell it was part of.

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SmogRank, PM2.5 monthly and daily means, Drammen, Norway, 1 Jan 2023 – 11 Oct 2026. Monitor data from EEA, via OpenAQ and from the publisher directly; sources listed at smogrank.com/sources. smogrank.com/no/drammen/history (accessed 12 Oct 2026).

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Updated 2026-10-12 17:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index. Some low-cost readings: Sensor.Community, ODbL (data and licence). Some readings: Uzhydromet (Uzbekistan's Hydrometeorological Service); Department of Environment, Nepal; Vietnam's government monitors; Aurassure; Umhverfisstofnun (Environment Agency of Iceland); RMCAB (Secretaría Distrital de Ambiente, Bogotá); Love My Air (City and County of Denver), no reuse terms published (why we use them).