Annual average climate in Cork
Below is a summary of the weather averages over the whole year in Cork:
- Minimum annual temperature: 7°C
- Average annual temperature: 10°C
- Maximum annual temperature: 13°C
- Precipitation: 138 mm/month (with 23 rainy days/month)
Monthly climate normals
| Min / Max | Precipitation | |
| January | 3 ° / 8 ° | 157mm / 24 days |
| february | 3 ° / 9 ° | 93mm / 19 days |
| March | 3 ° / 10 ° | 114mm / 21 days |
| April | 5 ° / 12 ° | 114mm / 21 days |
| may | 7 ° / 15 ° | 128mm / 25 days |
| June | 10 ° / 17 ° | 189mm / 24 days |
| July | 11 ° / 18 ° | 149mm / 24 days |
| August | 11 ° / 18 ° | 140mm / 23 days |
| September | 10 ° / 17 ° | 127mm / 20 days |
| October | 8 ° / 14 ° | 177mm / 24 days |
| November | 5 ° / 10 ° | 127mm / 22 days |
| December | 3 ° / 8 ° | 141mm / 23 days |
These climatic averages were calculated using data provided by the CORK weather station. This is located in Ireland, 6 km from Cork and is located at an altitude of 153 meters.
The best time to go (and the worst)
To complete the table above, here is some additional information that should allow you to choose which are the best times to travel to Cork, or the periods to avoid.
Which are the hottest months in Cork?
In Cork, the months of the year with the highest maximum temperatures are:
July (with 18°C), August (with 18°C), September (with 17°C), …
What are the coldest months?
The months of the year with the lowest average temperatures in Cork are:
January (with 6°C), february (with 6°C), December (with 6°C), …
Which are the driest months in Cork?
In Cork, the months of the year with the fewest rainy days are:
february (with 19 rainy days/month), September (with 20 rainy days/month), April (with 21 rainy days/month), …
What are the rainiest months?
The months with the most rainy days in Cork are:
may (with 25 rainy days/month), January (with 24 rainy days/month), July (with 24 rainy days/month), …
What is the weather around?
Nearby cities with a similar climate
These cities near Cork can record fairly close climatic normals:
Carrigaline (11km from Cork), Cobh (13km), Mallow (28km), Midleton (20km), Bandon (25km), Fermoy (30km), Passage West (10km) ), Carrigtwohill (14 km), Kinsale (22 km), Tower (10 km), …
Around Cork
You might also be interested in these cities:
Limerick (86 km from Cork), Waterford (101 km), Loch Garman (146 km), Galway (158 km), …
In Irish
Check the weather forecasts for other major cities in Ireland:
Dublin (219 km from Cork), Limerick (86 km), Galway (158 km), Tallaght (209 km), Waterford (101 km), Loch Garman (146 km), …
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