Ireland Climate
Climate Zone and Historical Climate Data
Ireland Climatic Classifications
| Code | Description | Group | Number of states/regions | States/regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cfb | Marine west coast, warm summer | Temperate | 26 | County Carlow County Cavan County Clare County Cork County Donegal County Dublin County Galway County Kerry County Kildare County Kilkenny County Laois County Leitrim County Limerick County Longford County Louth County Mayo County Meath County Monaghan County Offaly County Roscommon County Sligo County Tipperary County Waterford County Westmeath County Wexford County Wicklow |
Summary: Most regions (26) in Ireland lie in the Marine west coast, warm summer climate zone (Köppen: Cfb). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 11.05°C (51.89°F) in County Wexford to a low of 9.29°C (48.72°F) in County Monaghan.
Climate Ireland: Weather By Month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Nov | Oct | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.3(46.94) | 8.53(47.35) | 9.83(49.69) | 12.5(54.5) | 14.6(58.28) | 17.09(62.76) | 18.39(65.1) | 17.84(64.11) | 16.3(61.34) | 13.62(56.52) | 10.63(51.13) | 8.94(48.09) | 18.39(65.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.13(44.83) | 7.84(46.11) | 9.2(48.56) | 11.66(52.99) | 13.89(57.0) | 16.33(61.39) | 17.67(63.81) | 17.24(63.03) | 15.65(60.17) | 12.88(55.18) | 9.4(48.92) | 7.48(45.46) | 12.2(53.96) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.32(41.58) | 5.62(42.12) | 6.84(44.31) | 9.27(48.69) | 11.77(53.19) | 14.31(57.76) | 15.66(60.19) | 15.1(59.18) | 13.38(56.08) | 10.67(51.21) | 7.42(45.36) | 5.84(42.51) | 10.1(50.18) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.61(36.7) | 2.41(36.34) | 2.61(36.7) | 4.11(39.4) | 6.46(43.63) | 9.0(48.2) | 10.84(51.51) | 10.6(51.08) | 9.14(48.45) | 7.21(44.98) | 4.55(40.19) | 3.25(37.85) | 6.07(42.93) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.95(33.71) | 0.82(33.48) | 1.19(34.14) | 2.73(36.91) | 5.23(41.41) | 7.88(46.18) | 9.58(49.24) | 9.41(48.94) | 7.92(46.26) | 5.87(42.57) | 3.26(37.87) | 1.68(35.02) | 0.82(33.48) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 83.87(3.3) | 81.67(3.22) | 69.58(2.74) | 57.86(2.28) | 74.2(2.92) | 92.26(3.63) | 86.68(3.41) | 93.09(3.66) | 75.45(2.97) | 83.96(3.31) | 94.2(3.71) | 95.33(3.75) | 82.35(3.24) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 15.28 | 14.91 | 13.24 | 12.41 | 15.61 | 17.38 | 17.81 | 18.86 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 14.73 | 15.31 | 15.33 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 88.75 | 86.71 | 84.92 | 84.21 | 85.29 | 86.53 | 87.51 | 87.67 | 88.38 | 88.49 | 89.24 | 89.49 | 87.27 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 5.44 | 6.1 | 8.39 | 11.32 | 12.01 | 13.41 | 12.34 | 11.49 | 9.61 | 6.35 | 5.74 | 5.25 | 8.95 |
Ireland Climate Graph
Ireland’s Cities by Temperature
Ireland’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:
| County Wexford |
|
11.05°C | 51.89°F |
| County Waterford |
|
10.9°C | 51.62°F |
| County Cork |
|
10.85°C | 51.53°F |
| County Clare |
|
10.68°C | 51.22°F |
| County Wicklow |
|
10.67°C | 51.21°F |
| County Galway |
|
10.61°C | 51.1°F |
| County Limerick |
|
10.44°C | 50.79°F |
| County Mayo |
|
10.28°C | 50.5°F |
| County Kerry |
|
10.25°C | 50.45°F |
| County Sligo |
|
10.14°C | 50.25°F |
| County Kilkenny |
|
10.09°C | 50.16°F |
| County Meath |
|
10.05°C | 50.09°F |
| County Dublin |
|
9.98°C | 49.96°F |
| County Carlow |
|
9.98°C | 49.96°F |
| County Tipperary |
|
9.93°C | 49.87°F |
| County Roscommon |
|
9.92°C | 49.86°F |
| County Louth |
|
9.87°C | 49.77°F |
| County Offaly |
|
9.8°C | 49.64°F |
| County Donegal |
|
9.78°C | 49.6°F |
| County Longford |
|
9.75°C | 49.55°F |
| County Westmeath |
|
9.73°C | 49.51°F |
| County Laois |
|
9.7°C | 49.46°F |
| County Kildare |
|
9.7°C | 49.46°F |
| County Leitrim |
|
9.63°C | 49.33°F |
| County Cavan |
|
9.54°C | 49.17°F |
| County Monaghan |
|
9.29°C | 48.72°F |
States/Regions
- County Carlow
- County Cavan
- County Clare
- County Cork
- County Donegal
- County Dublin
- County Galway
- County Kerry
- County Kildare
- County Kilkenny
- County Laois
- County Leitrim
- County Limerick
- County Longford
- County Louth
- County Mayo
- County Meath
- County Monaghan
- County Offaly
- County Roscommon
- County Sligo
- County Tipperary
- County Waterford
- County Westmeath
- County Wexford
- County Wicklow
Popular places in Ireland
- Menlough County Galway
- Coldrumman County Leitrim
- Garraunfadda County Waterford
- Ballinfrase County Laois
- Ballinvally East County Sligo
- Aghareagh Bog County Longford
- The Glen County Cork
- Aghagashlan County Cavan
- Carrickmullan County Louth
- Aska More County Wexford
- Knockafreaghaun County Kerry
- Aghintamy County Monaghan
- Ardvarney County Sligo
- Cardistown County Louth
- Tooreenbrien Lower County Tipperary
- Ballyhoreen County Westmeath
- Ballinagam Upper County Wexford
- Fortyacres County Offaly
- Dublin 7 County Dublin
- Ballintaggart County Kildare
- Ardkeen County Mayo
- Teervena County Limerick
- Clooncarreen County Leitrim
- Aghnafarcan County Monaghan
- Veldonstown County Meath
- Annahalabog County Cork
- Ballintee County Kilkenny
- Aghavilla County Monaghan
- Closutton County Carlow
- Glengoagh County Waterford
- Ardinode West County Kildare
- Carrickedmond County Louth
- Abelstown County Meath
- Ballybough County Dublin
- Abbeylands County Donegal
- Aghalaverty County Monaghan
- Arnasbrack County Sligo
- Skool County Limerick
- Glyn County Offaly
- Tankardstown South County Limerick
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