Sligo monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Sligo average temperature chart (Celsius) Sligo average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Sligo (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 6.8 7 9 11.4 14 16.4 17.9 17.7 15.5 12.7 9 7.4
°F 44.2 44.6 48.2 52.6 57.3 61.6 64.2 63.8 59.9 54.9 48.2 45.4

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.

Sligo monthly rainfall chart (mm) Sligo monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Sligo (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 138 94 107 73 85 84 84 105 123 139 135 141
inches 5.4 3.7 4.2 2.9 3.4 3.3 3.3 4.1 4.8 5.5 5.3 5.5
Rainy days 23 19 22 18 19 18 19 20 21 23 22 23

Average annual rainfall in Sligo: 1352.433mm (532.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Sligo average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Sligo
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 1.7 2.5 3.3 5 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.4 3.6 2.8 2.1 1.3

Day / night temperatures

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

Sligo average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Sligo average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Sligo (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 1.1 1.1 2.1 3.2 5.4 8.2 10.2 9.8 8.1 6.3 2.9 2.1
Max °C 6.9 7.2 9.2 11.7 14.3 16.7 18.1 17.9 15.7 12.9 9.2 7.6
Min °F 34 33.9 35.7 37.7 41.6 46.7 50.3 49.6 46.6 43.3 37.1 35.7
Max °F 39.2 39.4 42.1 45.3 49.6 54.3 57.4 56.8 53.4 49.3 42.8 40.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Sligo average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Sligo average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Sligo in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 9.8 9.2 9.1 9.5 10.8 12.6 14.1 14.6 13.9 12.7 11.5 10.5
°F 49.6 48.6 48.3 49.2 51.5 54.7 57.4 58.3 57 54.8 52.7 51

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Sligo average winspeed by month (km/h) Sligo average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Sligo (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 22 22 22 18 18 17 16 16 18 20 20 21
mph 14 14 14 11 11 10 10 10 11 13 12 13

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.

Sligo relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Sligo
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
92% 88% 85% 83% 82% 83% 86% 88% 90% 91% 93% 94%

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Sligo weather stats

Sligo weather statistics
Hottest month: July 17.9°C 64.2°F
Driest month: April 73mm 2.9ins
Sunniest month: April 5hrs
Coldest month: January 6.8°C 44.2°F
Wettest month: December 141mm 5.6ins
Warmest sea: August 14.6°C 58.3°F
Map showing location of Sligo (54.26969, -8.46943) Sligo map pin © Google

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