Cork monthly weather averages

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Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Cork

Cork average temperature chart (Celsius) Cork average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Cork (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 8.1 8.1 9.8 11.8 14.2 16.9 18.7 18.4 16.4 13.6 10.3 8.9
°F 46.6 46.5 49.7 53.3 57.5 62.4 65.6 65.1 61.5 56.4 50.6 48

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Cork monthly rainfall chart (mm) Cork monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Cork (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 118 93 87 61 74 61 64 84 96 105 101 120
inches 4.6 3.7 3.4 2.4 2.9 2.4 2.5 3.3 3.8 4.1 4 4.7
Rainy days 21 18 18 15 17 15 14 17 17 19 19 20

Average annual rainfall in Cork: 1105.4mm (435.2 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Cork

Cork average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Cork
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 2 2.6 3.9 5.7 6.6 6.2 5.9 5.5 4.5 3.2 2.5 1.9

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Cork average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Cork average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Cork (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 3.2 3 3.6 4.6 6.9 9.6 11.4 11.3 9.9 7.9 5 4
Max °C 8.3 8.2 10 12 14.4 17.1 18.9 18.6 16.6 13.7 10.5 9
Min °F 37.7 37.4 38.5 40.3 44.3 49.2 52.4 52.3 49.7 46.2 40.9 39.2
Max °F 42.3 42.1 44.2 46.9 51.1 55.9 59.2 58.8 55.8 51.4 45.9 43.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Cork average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Cork average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Cork in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 10.3 9.7 9.6 10.2 11.7 14.1 16.1 16.8 15.8 14.1 12.2 11
°F 50.5 49.5 49.3 50.3 53.1 57.4 61.1 62.2 60.5 57.4 54 51.7

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Cork average winspeed by month (km/h) Cork average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Cork (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 24 23 22 19 19 17 16 17 18 21 21 23
mph 15 14 14 12 12 11 10 11 11 13 13 14

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Cork relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Cork
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
91% 88% 85% 81% 81% 82% 82% 84% 86% 89% 91% 92%
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Cork weather stats

Cork weather statistics
Hottest month: July 18.7°C 65.7°F
Driest month: June 61mm 2.4ins
Sunniest month: May 6.6hrs
Coldest month: February 8.1°C 46.6°F
Wettest month: December 120mm 4.7ins
Warmest sea: August 16.8°C 62.2°F
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