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Monthly climate in Roscrea, Munster, Ireland

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Roscrea features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 5 °C (42 °F) and 16 °C (61 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -9 °C (16 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (84 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 996 mm (39.2 inches) and receives 171 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Roscrea enjoys an average of 2736 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 7 hours 39 minutes to 16 hours 48 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Roscrea, Munster, Ireland §

The warmest months in Roscrea 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 5 to 6 °C (42 - 44 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Roscrea experiences 2 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 20 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Roscrea, 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 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean maximum 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Average high 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Daily mean 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(44°F)
Average low 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Mean minimum -3°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Minimum -5°C
(23°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Roscrea, Munster, Ireland §

Roscrea usually has the most precipitation in February, August and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 102 mm (4.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Roscrea are January, April and May. On average, 63 mm (2.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Roscrea, 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) 61 (2.4) 99 (3.9) 92 (3.6) 57 (2.2) 72 (2.8) 75 (2.9) 80 (3.1) 103 (4.1) 75 (3.0) 90 (3.5) 89 (3.5) 104 (4.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 16 16 11 13 14 12 17 14 16 15 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Roscrea, Munster, Ireland §

The sunniest months in Roscrea are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 51 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Roscrea: January, November and December receive an average of 3 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Roscrea, 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 77 132 171 272 366 359 364 302 268 219 112 87
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 11m 9h 51m 11h 54m 14h 0m 15h 50m 16h 48m 16h 17m 14h 38m 12h 36m 10h 32m 8h 39m 7h 39m

Solar UV radiation in Roscrea, Munster, Ireland §

Roscrea 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 Roscrea UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Roscrea, 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 3 2 1