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Monthly climate in Macroom, Munster, Ireland

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Macroom features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 5 °C (42 °F) and 15 °C (60 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (19 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (83 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1088 mm (42.8 inches) and receives 171 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Macroom enjoys an average of 2838 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 7 hours 48 minutes to 16 hours 38 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Macroom, Munster, Ireland §

The warmest months in Macroom are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 13 to 15 °C (56 - 60 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 5 to 6 °C (42 - 43 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Macroom experiences 2 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 28 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Macroom, 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
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(57°F)
Mean maximum 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°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
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Daily mean 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(44°F)
Average low 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Mean minimum -3°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Minimum -6°C
(22°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Macroom, Munster, Ireland §

Macroom usually has the most precipitation in February, October and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 114 mm (4.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Macroom are January, June and July. On average, 70 mm (2.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Macroom, 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) 69 (2.7) 121 (4.7) 100 (3.9) 82 (3.2) 85 (3.3) 71 (2.8) 69 (2.7) 105 (4.1) 79 (3.1) 107 (4.2) 87 (3.4) 114 (4.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 17 17 12 13 12 12 16 13 15 15 17

Monthly sunshine hours in Macroom, Munster, Ireland §

The sunniest months in Macroom are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 57 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Macroom: January, November and December receive an average of 3 hours 16 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Macroom, 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 80 133 183 294 379 358 362 332 275 218 126 93
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 19m 9h 56m 11h 54m 13h 56m 15h 42m 16h 38m 16h 8m 14h 33m 12h 35m 10h 34m 8h 46m 7h 48m

Solar UV radiation in Macroom, Munster, Ireland §

Macroom 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 Macroom UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Macroom, 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