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Monthly climate in Buncrana, Ulster, Ireland

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Buncrana features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (44 °F) and 15 °C (59 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (28 °F) or can rise to as high as 27 °C (80 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1112 mm (43.8 inches) and receives 203 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Buncrana enjoys an average of 2929 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 7 hours 13 minutes to 17 hours 17 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Buncrana, Ulster, Ireland §

The warmest months in Buncrana are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 13 to 15 °C (56 - 59 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 7 °C (44 - 45 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Buncrana experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 2 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Buncrana, Ulster, 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)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean maximum 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(55°F)
Average high 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Daily mean 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Average low 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(42°F)
Mean minimum 0°C
(33°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(34°F)
Minimum -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Buncrana, Ulster, Ireland §

Buncrana usually has the most precipitation in August, October and December, with an average of 20 rainy days and 118 mm (4.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Buncrana 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 Buncrana, Ulster, 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) 77 (3.0) 106 (4.2) 94 (3.7) 51 (2.0) 72 (2.8) 84 (3.3) 82 (3.2) 125 (4.9) 92 (3.6) 112 (4.4) 101 (4.0) 116 (4.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 16 18 13 15 16 15 21 17 19 19 20

Monthly sunshine hours in Buncrana, Ulster, Ireland §

The sunniest months in Buncrana are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 40 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Buncrana: January, November and December receive an average of 2 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Buncrana, Ulster, 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 69 143 198 312 398 377 389 347 277 220 114 78
Mean daily daylight hours 7h 49m 9h 40m 11h 53m 14h 10m 16h 11m 17h 17m 16h 41m 14h 51m 12h 39m 10h 24m 8h 20m 7h 13m

Solar UV radiation in Buncrana, Ulster, Ireland §

Buncrana 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 Buncrana UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Buncrana, Ulster, 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 6 8 8 7 5 3 2 1