Drogheda climate — normals and trends
Drogheda (Ireland) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 762 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 (15.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Drogheda averages 11 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Drogheda has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 16 to 6 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.8 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -10.0 °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
DroghedaLeinster
- coords
- 53.72°, -6.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.2°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
7.7°C
Annual rainfall
762mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
23.2km/h
Seasonal range
10.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
11 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.4 cm
Average feels-like high
9.9 °C
Average feels-like low
4.3 °C
Average peak gust
43.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
28.8 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-10.0 °C
12 January 1982
Wettest day
55 mm
6 September 2010
Windiest day
65.0 km/h
24 December 1997
Strongest gust
126.4 km/h
23 April 1947
Hottest feels-like
30.6 °C
13 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-14.7 °C
25 December 2010
Snowiest day
17.8 cm
8 December 1954
Sunniest day
16.8 h
20 June 2025
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 | 7.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 60 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 9.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 62 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 11.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 12 mm | -44 mm |
| Apr | 14.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 106 mm | +51 mm |
| May | 16.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 38 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 18.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 92 mm | +32 mm |
| Jul | 20.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 83 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 19.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 40 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 16.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 101 mm | +35 mm |
| Oct | 13.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 92 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 11.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 123 mm | +55 mm |
| Dec | 9.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 76 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Drogheda?
Drogheda has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 762 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Drogheda?
The hottest day measured in Drogheda between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 28.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Drogheda?
The coldest day measured in Drogheda between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1982, at -10.0 °C.
Does it snow in Drogheda?
Yes. Drogheda gets on average 8.4 cm of snow per year and has around 11 frost days.
Has the climate of Drogheda warmed?
Yes: Drogheda warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Drogheda?
The wettest day measured in Drogheda between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 2010, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Drogheda?
The windiest day measured in Drogheda between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1997, with winds reaching 65.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Drogheda?
The warmest month in Drogheda is July (15.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Drogheda?
Drogheda receives on average 762 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Drogheda?
Drogheda 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 Drogheda?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Drogheda between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1954, with 17.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Drogheda?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Drogheda.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Drogheda?
In Drogheda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.6 °C on 13 July 1983, and the lowest was -14.7 °C on 25 December 2010.
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