Bandon climate — normals and trends
Bandon (Ireland) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 974 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (15.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Bandon averages 5 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 154 rainy days per year.
Bandon has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 25.7 °C (on 13 August 2022) and the coldest -8.6 °C (on 17 February 1969).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BandonMunster
- coords
- 51.75°, -8.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.4°C
Average daily high
12.5°C
Average daily low
8.2°C
Annual rainfall
974mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
24.6km/h
Seasonal range
8.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
154 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.0 cm
Average feels-like high
9.7 °C
Average feels-like low
4.9 °C
Average peak gust
43.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.10 · p = 0.003
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
25.7 °C
13 August 2022
Coldest day
-8.6 °C
17 February 1969
Wettest day
68 mm
25 August 1986
Windiest day
77.6 km/h
10 February 1958
Strongest gust
136.4 km/h
12 January 1974
Hottest feels-like
29.0 °C
13 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-14.2 °C
17 February 1969
Snowiest day
15.2 cm
2 March 2018
Sunniest day
16.2 h
21 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 134 mm | +33 mm |
| Feb | 9.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 155 mm | +72 mm |
| Mar | 10.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 44 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 13.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 62 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 16.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 28 mm | -45 mm |
| Jun | 17.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 47 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 19.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 70 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 18.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 50 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 15.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 123 mm | +43 mm |
| Oct | 13.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 150 mm | +47 mm |
| Nov | 11.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 153 mm | +62 mm |
| Dec | 9.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 139 mm | +36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bandon?
Bandon has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 974 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bandon?
The hottest day measured in Bandon between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2022, reaching 25.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bandon?
The coldest day measured in Bandon between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1969, at -8.6 °C.
Does it snow in Bandon?
Yes. Bandon gets on average 4.0 cm of snow per year and has around 5 frost days.
Has the climate of Bandon warmed?
Yes: Bandon warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bandon?
The wettest day measured in Bandon between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1986, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bandon?
The windiest day measured in Bandon between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1958, with winds reaching 77.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bandon?
The warmest month in Bandon is July (15.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Bandon?
Bandon receives on average 974 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 154 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bandon?
Bandon gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bandon?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bandon between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 2018, with 15.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bandon?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Bandon.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bandon?
In Bandon, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.0 °C on 13 July 1983, and the lowest was -14.2 °C on 17 February 1969.
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