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Monthly climate in Cobh, Munster, Ireland

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cobh features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (46 °F) and 16 °C (62 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (28 °F) or can rise to as high as 22 °C (73 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 908 mm (35.8 inches) and receives 148 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cobh enjoys an average of 3117 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 7 hours 51 minutes to 16 hours 35 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cobh, Munster, Ireland §

The warmest months in Cobh are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 15 to 16 °C (58 - 62 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 8 °C (46 - 46 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cobh experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Cobh, Munster, 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 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean maximum 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Average high 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Daily mean 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Average low 6°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Mean minimum 3°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Minimum 1°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(34°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cobh, Munster, Ireland §

Cobh usually has the most precipitation in February, October and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 100 mm (3.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cobh are January, June and July. On average, 55 mm (2.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cobh, Munster, 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) 57 (2.2) 100 (3.9) 80 (3.2) 65 (2.6) 65 (2.5) 52 (2.0) 56 (2.2) 78 (3.1) 67 (2.6) 95 (3.7) 88 (3.5) 106 (4.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 15 14 10 11 9 11 12 11 14 14 17

Monthly sunshine hours in Cobh, Munster, Ireland §

The sunniest months in Cobh are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cobh: January, November and December receive an average of 3 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cobh, Munster, 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 91 143 204 324 400 393 406 363 305 239 140 103
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 21m 9h 57m 11h 55m 13h 55m 15h 40m 16h 35m 16h 6m 14h 31m 12h 35m 10h 35m 8h 48m 7h 51m

Solar UV radiation in Cobh, Munster, Ireland §

Cobh 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 Cobh UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cobh, Munster, 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 6 7 8 8 7 5 4 2 1