Clane climate — normals and trends
Clane (Ireland) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 779 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 (15.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Clane averages 32 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Clane has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 41 to 23 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.5 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -13.7 °C (on 12 January 1982).
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
ClaneLeinster
- coords
- 53.29°, -6.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.6°C
Average daily high
12.8°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
779mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
19.9km/h
Seasonal range
10.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
32 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.5 cm
Average feels-like high
10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.6 °C
Average peak gust
41.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.16 · p = < 0.001
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
30.5 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-13.7 °C
12 January 1982
Wettest day
58 mm
25 August 1986
Windiest day
66.4 km/h
24 December 1997
Strongest gust
136.1 km/h
23 April 1947
Hottest feels-like
33.2 °C
29 July 1948
Coldest feels-like
-19.2 °C
2 January 1979
Snowiest day
31.2 cm
8 December 1954
Sunniest day
16.7 h
20 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 71 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 8.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 63 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 11.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 24 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 14.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 87 mm | +29 mm |
| May | 17.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 46 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 18.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 63 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 20.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 75 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 20.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 33 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 16.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 98 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 13.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 91 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 10.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 119 mm | +53 mm |
| Dec | 9.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 78 mm | +6 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Clane?
Clane has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 779 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Clane?
The hottest day measured in Clane between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 30.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Clane?
The coldest day measured in Clane between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1982, at -13.7 °C.
Does it snow in Clane?
Yes. Clane gets on average 12.5 cm of snow per year and has around 32 frost days.
Has the climate of Clane warmed?
Yes: Clane warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Clane?
The wettest day measured in Clane between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1986, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Clane?
The windiest day measured in Clane between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1997, with winds reaching 66.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Clane?
The warmest month in Clane is July (15.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Clane?
Clane receives on average 779 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Clane?
Clane gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Clane?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Clane between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1954, with 31.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Clane?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Clane.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Clane?
In Clane, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.2 °C on 29 July 1948, and the lowest was -19.2 °C on 2 January 1979.
Compare Clane with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Clane