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When to go to Cork
When to go
What the averages say
On these averages, Cork has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in July and August.
- Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): December to March.
- The warmest month is July (18°C) and the coolest January (8°C). The wettest is November (124 mm) and the driest April (78 mm); about 1,198 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanCold
- FebCold
- MarCold
- AprCool
- MayCool
- JunCool
- JulMild–warm, mixed
- AugMild–warm, mixed
- SeptCool
- OctCool
- NovCool
- DecCold
Month by month
Every month in Cork
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8°C | 3°C | 117 mm | 93% | 73% | 0.8 | 23°C | Cold |
| February | 8°C | 3°C | 88 mm | 92% | 75% | 1.5 | 24°C | Cold |
| March | 9°C | 3°C | 86 mm | 90% | 70% | 2.7 | 27°C | Cold |
| April | 12°C | 5°C | 78 mm | 87% | 66% | 4.2 | 31°C | Cool |
| May | 14°C | 7°C | 84 mm | 86% | 69% | 5.2 | 35°C | Cool |
| June | 17°C | 10°C | 90 mm | 85% | 69% | 5.6 | 37°C | Cool |
| July | 18°C | 11°C | 96 mm | 86% | 72% | 5.2 | 39°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| August | 18°C | 11°C | 102 mm | 88% | 70% | 4.4 | 39°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| September | 16°C | 10°C | 89 mm | 89% | 68% | 3.2 | 37°C | Cool |
| October | 13°C | 8°C | 120 mm | 91% | 69% | 1.9 | 34°C | Cool |
| November | 10°C | 5°C | 124 mm | 93% | 69% | 1 | 29°C | Cool |
| December | 8°C | 4°C | 124 mm | 94% | 72% | 0.6 | 25°C | Cold |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- Dublin219 kmGood for going: July and August
- Swansea313 kmGood for going: July and August
- Belfast345 kmNo month mild to warm and not wet
- Londonderry353 kmNo month mild to warm and not wet
- Douglas366 kmNo month mild to warm and not wet
- Exeter367 kmGood for going: June to September
- Cardiff368 kmGood for going: June to September
- Birkenhead404 kmGood for going: July and August
Plan it
Plan a trip to Cork
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