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Monthly climate in Cork, Munster, Ireland

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cork 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 (21 °F) or can rise to as high as 27 °C (80 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 944 mm (37.2 inches) and receives 156 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cork enjoys an average of 2908 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 7 hours 49 minutes to 16 hours 36 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cork, Munster, Ireland §

The warmest months in Cork are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 14 to 16 °C (57 - 61 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 7 °C (43 - 44 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cork experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 13 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Cork, 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)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean maximum 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Average high 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Daily mean 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Average low 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Mean minimum -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)
Minimum -5°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cork, Munster, Ireland §

Cork usually has the most precipitation in February, October and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 100 mm (3.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cork are January, June and July. On average, 60 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cork, 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) 55 (2.2) 101 (4.0) 83 (3.3) 72 (2.8) 74 (2.9) 60 (2.4) 63 (2.5) 89 (3.5) 69 (2.7) 95 (3.7) 79 (3.1) 103 (4.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 15 16 11 12 11 12 15 12 13 13 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Cork, Munster, Ireland §

The sunniest months in Cork are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cork: January, November and December receive an average of 3 hours 20 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cork, 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 84 133 188 298 381 369 378 341 285 225 125 97
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 20m 9h 56m 11h 55m 13h 55m 15h 41m 16h 36m 16h 7m 14h 32m 12h 35m 10h 35m 8h 47m 7h 49m

Solar UV radiation in Cork, Munster, Ireland §

Cork 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 Cork UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cork, 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 5 7 8 8 7 5 4 2 1