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Travel guide > Europe > Climate and weather of Ireland
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Ireland has a maritime climate with four seasons.
Temperatures range between 8° in January and 20° in July. The rains fall two hundred days per year (750 to 1000 mm in the east, 1 000 to 1 400 mm in the west and 2 000 mm in the central mountains). Sunshine oscillate between 1 100 and 1 600 hours per year.
Winter (December to February)
Temperatures are stable (4°). Rainfall is high on the west coast and moderate on the east coast.
Spring (March to May)
Temperatures rise steadily (9° in March, 11° in April, 14° in May) and rainfall is moderate. May is the sunniest month (six hours per day).
Summer (June to August)
Temperatures are constant (18-20°) and rainfall is moderate.
Autumn (September to November)
Temperatures slowly drop (16° in September, 13° in October, 10° in November) and rainfall is high.
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The climate of Ireland is pleasant during the following months :
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Average temperatures and rainfall
 Cork
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
8° |
8° |
9° |
11° |
13° |
16° |
min |
3° |
2° |
3° |
4° |
6° |
9° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
18° |
18° |
16° |
13° |
10° |
8° |
min |
11° |
11° |
9° |
7° |
4° |
3° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
150 |
110 |
90 |
70 |
80 |
70 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
60 |
90 |
90 |
120 |
100 |
130 |
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Dublin (Capital of Ireland)
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
8° |
7° |
9° |
11° |
14° |
17° |
min |
2° |
2° |
3° |
4° |
7° |
10° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
19° |
18° |
17° |
13° |
10° |
8° |
min |
11° |
11° |
10° |
7° |
4° |
3° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
70 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
50 |
70 |
60 |
70 |
60 |
70 |
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Galway
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
8° |
8° |
10° |
12° |
15° |
17° |
min |
3° |
3° |
4° |
6° |
8° |
11° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
19° |
18° |
17° |
14° |
11° |
9° |
min |
13° |
13° |
11° |
8° |
6° |
5° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
90 |
80 |
80 |
60 |
50 |
70 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
50 |
80 |
70 |
100 |
80 |
90 |
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Swords
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
8° |
8° |
10° |
12° |
15° |
18° |
min |
3° |
3° |
4° |
5° |
7° |
10° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
19° |
19° |
17° |
14° |
10° |
9° |
min |
12° |
12° |
10° |
8° |
5° |
4° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
60 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
60 |
70 |
60 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
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Waterford
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
9° |
9° |
11° |
13° |
16° |
18° |
min |
3° |
3° |
4° |
6° |
8° |
11° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
20° |
20° |
18° |
14° |
11° |
9° |
min |
12° |
12° |
11° |
8° |
5° |
4° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
90 |
80 |
60 |
60 |
50 |
60 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
80 |
90 |
60 |
100 |
90 |
110 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Ireland are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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Ireland, a country located in Western Europe, is bordered by Northern Ireland to the northeast, by the Irish Sea to the east and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Capital: Dublin
Area: 70 000 km²
Population: 5 000 000 inhabitants
Languages: English, Irish
Currency: Euro
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