Skibbereen monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Skibbereen average temperature chart (Celsius) Skibbereen average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Skibbereen (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 8.6 8.5 10 11.9 14 16.5 18.2 18.1 16.4 13.8 10.7 9.3
°F 47.4 47.4 49.9 53.4 57.3 61.8 64.8 64.6 61.5 56.9 51.2 48.8

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.

Skibbereen monthly rainfall chart (mm) Skibbereen monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Skibbereen (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 154 121 113 73 86 71 76 99 125 133 136 158
inches 6.1 4.7 4.5 2.9 3.4 2.8 3 3.9 4.9 5.2 5.4 6.2
Rainy days 22 19 20 16 18 16 15 19 18 21 21 22

Average annual rainfall in Skibbereen: 1386.233mm (545.8 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Skibbereen average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Skibbereen
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 1.9 2.6 3.7 5.6 6.5 6 5.6 5.4 4.3 3.1 2.3 1.8

Day / night temperatures

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

Skibbereen average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Skibbereen average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Skibbereen (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 3.7 3.6 4.1 5.2 7.2 9.9 11.6 11.6 10.3 8.5 5.6 4.6
Max °C 8.7 8.7 10.1 12.1 14.2 16.7 18.4 18.3 16.6 14 10.8 9.5
Min °F 38.7 38.4 39.4 41.3 45 49.8 52.9 52.8 50.5 47.2 42.1 40.2
Max °F 43.2 43 44.8 47.5 51.3 55.9 59 58.8 56.1 52.2 46.8 44.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Skibbereen average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Skibbereen average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Skibbereen in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 10.4 9.9 9.8 10.3 11.8 14 15.9 16.4 15.6 13.9 12.2 11
°F 50.7 49.9 49.6 50.6 53.2 57.2 60.6 61.6 60 57.1 53.9 51.8

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

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

Skibbereen relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Skibbereen
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
89% 87% 84% 82% 81% 83% 84% 85% 86% 88% 89% 90%

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Skibbereen weather stats

Skibbereen weather statistics
Hottest month: July 18.2°C 64.8°F
Driest month: June 71mm 2.8ins
Sunniest month: May 6.5hrs
Coldest month: February 8.5°C 47.3°F
Wettest month: December 158mm 6.2ins
Warmest sea: August 16.4°C 61.5°F
Map showing location of Skibbereen (51.55, -9.26667) Skibbereen map pin © Google

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