Cobh climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Cobh?

Cobh has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.9 °C and it receives 797 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cobh?

The hottest day measured in Cobh between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2022, reaching 24.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Cobh?

The coldest day measured in Cobh between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1987, at -3.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Cobh?

Yes. Cobh gets on average 2.6 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Cobh warmed?

Yes: Cobh warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Cobh?

The wettest day measured in Cobh between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1986, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Cobh?

The windiest day measured in Cobh between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1958, with winds reaching 87.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Cobh?

The warmest month in Cobh is August (15.7 °C on average); the coldest is February (7.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Cobh?

Cobh receives on average 797 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Cobh?

Cobh gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Cobh (Ireland) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.9 °C and it receives 797 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 August (15.7 °C on average) and the coldest is February (7.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Cobh averages 1 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.

Cobh 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 24.2 °C (on 14 August 2022) and the coldest -3.4 °C (on 13 January 1987).

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

CobhMunster

coords: 51.85°, -8.29°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfbTemperate oceanicWarmest monthAugustColdest monthFebruaryWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

10.9°C

Average daily high

12.4°C

Average daily low

9.5°C

Annual rainfall

797mm

Sunshine / day

8.0h

Mean relative humidity

82%

Average peak wind

27.9km/h

Seasonal range

8.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

136 d/yr

Annual snowfall

2.6 cm

Average feels-like high

9.4 °C

Average feels-like low

5.7 °C

Average peak gust

46.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

11.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.5 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.12 · p = 0.001

19402025

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

24.2 °C

14 August 2022

Coldest day

-3.4 °C

13 January 1987

Wettest day

69 mm

25 August 1986

Windiest day

87.9 km/h

10 February 1958

Strongest gust

142.2 km/h

12 January 1974

Hottest feels-like

26.8 °C

13 July 1983

Coldest feels-like

-11.4 °C

13 January 1987

Snowiest day

17.1 cm

2 March 2018

Sunniest day

16.2 h

19 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Frost days
2025	21.3 °C12 July 2025	0.4 °C9 January 2025	11.9 °C	965 mm	0
2024	20.0 °C31 July 2024	-0.3 °C18 January 2024	11.6 °C	905 mm	1
2023	20.6 °C9 September 2023	0.8 °C17 January 2023	11.9 °C	1,095 mm	0
2022	24.2 °C14 August 2022	0.7 °C16 December 2022	11.8 °C	908 mm	0
2021	22.5 °C22 July 2021	0.7 °C9 January 2021	11.3 °C	789 mm	0
2020	21.7 °C12 August 2020	1.9 °C31 December 2020	11.1 °C	920 mm	0
2019	19.5 °C27 June 2019	2.0 °C2 February 2019	11.3 °C	845 mm	0
2018	22.5 °C2 July 2018	-2.4 °C1 March 2018	11.3 °C	914 mm	2
2017	20.3 °C24 July 2017	1.0 °C11 December 2017	11.4 °C	696 mm	0
2016	19.7 °C19 July 2016	2.5 °C9 April 2016	11.1 °C	727 mm	0
2015	19.3 °C13 August 2015	0.7 °C3 February 2015	10.9 °C	859 mm	0
2014	21.3 °C25 July 2014	2.5 °C11 January 2014	11.4 °C	878 mm	0
2013	22.0 °C13 July 2013	-0.3 °C12 March 2013	10.9 °C	819 mm	1
2012	18.8 °C10 August 2012	3.0 °C4 March 2012	10.8 °C	835 mm	0
2011	18.3 °C25 July 2011	1.0 °C21 January 2011	11.0 °C	688 mm	0
2010	20.5 °C26 July 2010	-2.6 °C21 December 2010	10.2 °C	688 mm	10
2009	19.4 °C11 August 2009	-0.2 °C25 December 2009	10.8 °C	1,092 mm	1
2008	19.1 °C9 June 2008	1.9 °C8 April 2008	10.9 °C	770 mm	0
2007	19.8 °C22 August 2007	2.5 °C23 January 2007	11.7 °C	702 mm	0
2006	21.4 °C18 July 2006	0.2 °C4 March 2006	11.5 °C	870 mm	0
2005	21.1 °C12 July 2005	1.6 °C3 March 2005	11.4 °C	761 mm	0
2004	21.6 °C14 June 2004	0.9 °C29 January 2004	11.2 °C	733 mm	0
2003	20.9 °C6 August 2003	2.1 °C4 January 2003	11.4 °C	664 mm	0
2002	19.4 °C25 July 2002	3.2 °C2 March 2002	11.3 °C	945 mm	0
2001	20.9 °C5 July 2001	0.1 °C1 March 2001	11.0 °C	737 mm	0
2000	20.2 °C6 August 2000	-0.6 °C29 December 2000	10.9 °C	789 mm	1
1999	22.2 °C10 July 1999	-0.5 °C11 January 1999	11.3 °C	762 mm	1
1998	19.2 °C4 August 1998	1.4 °C10 April 1998	11.3 °C	958 mm	0
1997	19.9 °C22 July 1997	0.7 °C3 January 1997	11.6 °C	856 mm	0
1996	19.2 °C24 July 1996	1.0 °C27 January 1996	10.6 °C	881 mm	0
1995	23.6 °C3 August 1995	1.0 °C25 December 1995	11.6 °C	778 mm	0
1994	18.2 °C18 August 1994	1.1 °C14 February 1994	10.9 °C	930 mm	0
1993	19.4 °C3 July 1993	1.6 °C1 March 1993	10.7 °C	830 mm	0
1992	19.4 °C6 July 1992	1.2 °C20 December 1992	10.8 °C	637 mm	0
1991	21.6 °C2 September 1991	-0.9 °C7 February 1991	10.7 °C	693 mm	2
1990	22.4 °C3 August 1990	0.7 °C8 December 1990	11.3 °C	648 mm	0
1989	22.7 °C15 July 1989	2.5 °C24 February 1989	11.6 °C	793 mm	0
1988	20.0 °C23 June 1988	2.1 °C4 March 1988	10.8 °C	871 mm	0
1987	20.0 °C28 July 1987	-3.4 °C13 January 1987	10.6 °C	800 mm	3
1986	18.4 °C14 July 1986	-0.3 °C27 February 1986	9.8 °C	849 mm	1
1985	17.9 °C9 July 1985	-1.4 °C18 January 1985	10.3 °C	821 mm	2
1984	21.7 °C27 July 1984	2.1 °C19 January 1984	10.9 °C	721 mm	0
1983	23.1 °C14 July 1983	0.7 °C11 February 1983	11.1 °C	819 mm	0
1982	21.0 °C2 August 1982	1.4 °C11 January 1982	10.9 °C	936 mm	0
1981	19.3 °C26 July 1981	1.1 °C11 December 1981	10.8 °C	754 mm	0
1980	19.4 °C20 August 1980	0.8 °C22 March 1980	10.5 °C	883 mm	0
1979	19.0 °C16 July 1979	-1.9 °C15 February 1979	10.2 °C	852 mm	4
1978	19.4 °C18 June 1978	-2.2 °C12 February 1978	10.8 °C	868 mm	4
1977	19.9 °C6 July 1977	-0.3 °C12 January 1977	10.8 °C	938 mm	1
1976	22.0 °C26 August 1976	0.5 °C28 December 1976	10.9 °C	740 mm	0
1975	20.6 °C3 August 1975	1.4 °C27 March 1975	11.0 °C	672 mm	0
1974	19.4 °C19 July 1974	1.9 °C18 November 1974	10.4 °C	842 mm	0
1973	19.9 °C14 August 1973	1.2 °C14 February 1973	10.9 °C	739 mm	0
1972	20.3 °C17 July 1972	1.0 °C30 January 1972	10.4 °C	842 mm	0
1971	20.3 °C11 July 1971	1.7 °C15 February 1971	11.1 °C	689 mm	0
1970	19.0 °C8 June 1970	0.6 °C5 January 1970	10.6 °C	720 mm	0
1969	19.5 °C10 July 1969	-1.3 °C7 February 1969	10.4 °C	556 mm	6
1968	20.4 °C7 August 1968	0.7 °C5 April 1968	10.7 °C	751 mm	0
1967	18.7 °C12 July 1967	0.5 °C3 January 1967	10.5 °C	703 mm	0
1966	21.3 °C20 July 1966	0.8 °C21 January 1966	10.8 °C	868 mm	0
1965	19.9 °C30 June 1965	0.4 °C2 March 1965	10.3 °C	784 mm	0
1964	19.6 °C2 August 1964	1.4 °C14 January 1964	10.9 °C	763 mm	0
1963	19.2 °C2 August 1963	-1.3 °C3 February 1963	9.9 °C	738 mm	5
1962	18.8 °C2 July 1962	0.2 °C27 December 1962	10.2 °C	602 mm	0
1961	19.5 °C2 September 1961	-0.2 °C31 December 1961	11.2 °C	699 mm	1
1960	21.2 °C25 June 1960	1.0 °C13 February 1960	10.9 °C	980 mm	0
1959	20.2 °C12 September 1959	1.2 °C24 January 1959	11.6 °C	775 mm	0
1958	20.7 °C5 July 1958	-0.5 °C22 January 1958	10.8 °C	983 mm	1
1957	20.9 °C3 July 1957	1.6 °C21 February 1957	11.4 °C	790 mm	0
1956	20.2 °C24 July 1956	0.4 °C1 February 1956	10.6 °C	667 mm	0
1955	21.6 °C24 August 1955	0.1 °C18 February 1955	11.1 °C	652 mm	0
1954	18.1 °C24 July 1954	1.3 °C31 January 1954	10.7 °C	832 mm	0
1953	19.6 °C4 August 1953	1.7 °C4 January 1953	11.1 °C	612 mm	0
1952	20.8 °C22 July 1952	0.6 °C26 January 1952	10.7 °C	655 mm	0
1951	20.2 °C17 July 1951	0.9 °C3 February 1951	10.5 °C	992 mm	0
1950	18.5 °C3 August 1950	-0.6 °C15 December 1950	10.8 °C	760 mm	1
1949	20.5 °C12 July 1949	2.4 °C10 March 1949	11.8 °C	715 mm	0
1948	20.2 °C28 July 1948	0.5 °C21 February 1948	11.2 °C	939 mm	0
1947	21.8 °C19 August 1947	-0.6 °C29 January 1947	10.6 °C	852 mm	4
1946	18.5 °C30 July 1946	0.1 °C20 January 1946	10.9 °C	838 mm	0
1945	19.8 °C2 August 1945	-0.4 °C24 January 1945	11.5 °C	813 mm	2
1944	20.0 °C10 August 1944	1.1 °C27 February 1944	11.1 °C	696 mm	0
1943	19.7 °C21 July 1943	2.8 °C29 December 1943	11.2 °C	673 mm	0
1942	20.1 °C28 August 1942	0.7 °C23 February 1942	10.8 °C	750 mm	0
1941	21.5 °C2 August 1941	0.3 °C16 January 1941	10.7 °C	636 mm	0
1940	20.3 °C5 August 1940	-2.1 °C22 January 1940	10.8 °C	726 mm	7

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

13.5 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-1

Annual rainfall

965 mm

+168 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	8.7 °C	+0.1 °C	119 mm	+37 mm
Feb	9.6 °C	+1.2 °C	107 mm	+40 mm
Mar	10.4 °C	+1.2 °C	44 mm	-20 mm
Apr	12.4 °C	+1.8 °C	57 mm	+6 mm
May	15.4 °C	+2.6 °C	20 mm	-37 mm
Jun	16.4 °C	+1.0 °C	34 mm	-15 mm
Jul	18.7 °C	+1.5 °C	60 mm	+9 mm
Aug	18.5 °C	+1.2 °C	38 mm	-23 mm
Sep	15.8 °C	0.0 °C	105 mm	+39 mm
Oct	13.8 °C	+0.3 °C	127 mm	+40 mm
Nov	11.9 °C	+1.0 °C	136 mm	+59 mm
Dec	10.1 °C	+0.7 °C	118 mm	+32 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

21.3 °C

12 Jul 2025

Coldest day

0.4 °C

9 Jan 2025

Wettest day

33.6 mm

11 Nov 2025

Windiest day

68.5 km/h

24 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

126.4 km/h

24 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

23.1 °C

12 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-4.8 °C

9 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

1.1 cm

5 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

16.2 h

19 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Cobh?

Cobh has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.9 °C and it receives 797 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cobh?

The hottest day measured in Cobh between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2022, reaching 24.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Cobh?

The coldest day measured in Cobh between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1987, at -3.4 °C.

Does it snow in Cobh?

Yes. Cobh gets on average 2.6 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.

Has the climate of Cobh warmed?

Yes: Cobh warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Cobh?

The wettest day measured in Cobh between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1986, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Cobh?

The windiest day measured in Cobh between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1958, with winds reaching 87.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Cobh?

The warmest month in Cobh is August (15.7 °C on average); the coldest is February (7.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Cobh?

Cobh receives on average 797 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Cobh?

Cobh gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cobh?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cobh between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 2018, with 17.1 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Cobh?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Cobh.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cobh?

In Cobh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 26.8 °C on 13 July 1983, and the lowest was -11.4 °C on 13 January 1987.

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