Climate of Ireland

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 8°C and 17°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 3°C and 11°C
Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 7°C and 24°C
Rain: it rains 226 days and there is a total of approximately 497 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 3 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 1897 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 8°C and 17°C
Warmest month:	17°C in June
Coldest month:	8°C in January
Night temperature:	between 3°C and 11°C
Sea temperature:	between 7°C and 24°C
Dry days:	136 days
Days with rain:	226 days
Days with snow:	3 days
Total rain sum:	497 mm
Hours of sunshine:	1897 hours

Weather now in Ireland

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Climate of Ireland
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Ireland
The best travel time for Ireland
Climate of Ireland by month
Experiences with the weather of Ireland
Popular destinations Ireland

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Ireland.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Ireland.

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Climate table of Ireland

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Ireland. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Ireland might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	8	8	10	12	14	17	17	17	16	13	10	8
Night temp. (°C)	4	3	4	5	7	10	11	11	10	8	6	4
Water temp. (°C)	7	11	14	16	19	24	16	18	18	13	12	12
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	51	41	41	27	35	37	39	38	31	38	58	61
Days with rain	20	17	17	16	20	18	21	22	17	19	18	21
Days with snow	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Dry days	10	11	13	14	11	12	10	9	13	12	12	9
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	4	4	5	7	6	8	6	6	5	4	4	4
Wind force (Bft)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
UV-index	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2

Best time to visit Ireland

To go to Ireland, the best time to visit is in August. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. In Ireland, July is the warmest month with 17°C and the most cold month is 8°C in January. The water temperature is 24°C at its highest and in other months it can be 7°C.

Climate of Ireland by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Ireland? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January