Climate Information for Ireland


Climate Description:

Winters in Ireland are usually cool for Scotland, with February daily temperatures of about 5.9°C and nights cooling off to 2.0°C in the coldest month. Summers are cool, with daytime temperatures in August typically reaching 14.7°C and nights dipping to 10.5°C. Rainfall in Ireland is typical, totalling 1180 mm in a typical year. Precipitation tends to fall more in the winter, falling over about 198 days per year. Ireland has low sunshine totals, with 1137 hours of sunshine recorded in a typical year.

Climate Averages:

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual Average
High Temperature (°C)6.45.96.88.410.612.614.414.713.110.78.36.89.9
Low Temperature (°C)2.32.02.53.85.78.010.210.59.16.94.42.85.7
Sunshine (hours per day)1.02.03.04.66.05.14.04.23.32.21.20.73.1

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual Total
Sunshine (hours per month)3057931381861541241301006836211137
Precipitation (mm)12910911368495562791001321451391180
Days with Precipitation211820141010121316212122198
Days of Air Frost56520000001524


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Please note that the information on this page describes long-term climate averages and cannot be relied upon for predictions of the weather. While every effort has been made to produce the best climate estimates possible, users should be aware that they may contain errors. Further explanation is available about our climate information, how the data was derived, estimates of error, and details about the original data sources.


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