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Monthly climate in Loughrea, Connaught, Ireland

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Loughrea features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (43 °F) and 16 °C (61 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (22 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1059 mm (41.7 inches) and receives 175 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Loughrea enjoys an average of 2679 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 7 hours 36 minutes to 16 hours 51 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Loughrea, Connaught, Ireland §

The warmest months in Loughrea are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 14 to 16 °C (58 - 61 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 7 °C (43 - 44 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Loughrea experiences 3 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 19 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Loughrea, Connaught, Ireland.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Mean maximum 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Average high 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Daily mean 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Average low 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Mean minimum -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Minimum -5°C
(23°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Loughrea, Connaught, Ireland §

Loughrea usually has the most precipitation in February, August and December, with an average of 17 rainy days and 111 mm (4.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Loughrea are January, April and May. On average, 67 mm (2.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Loughrea, Connaught, Ireland.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 72 (2.8) 115 (4.5) 101 (4.0) 58 (2.3) 71 (2.8) 76 (3.0) 82 (3.2) 113 (4.5) 77 (3.0) 100 (3.9) 89 (3.5) 105 (4.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 16 16 10 13 14 13 18 15 16 15 17

Monthly sunshine hours in Loughrea, Connaught, Ireland §

The sunniest months in Loughrea are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Loughrea: January, November and December receive an average of 2 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Loughrea, Connaught, Ireland.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 71 126 164 276 360 353 362 296 260 212 108 84
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 9m 9h 50m 11h 54m 14h 1m 15h 52m 16h 51m 16h 20m 14h 39m 12h 36m 10h 31m 8h 37m 7h 36m

Solar UV radiation in Loughrea, Connaught, Ireland §

Loughrea experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 7 - 8, which corresponds to the High / Very High category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 2. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Loughrea UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Loughrea, Connaught, Ireland.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 1 2 4 5 7 8 8 7 5 3 2 1