Enniscorthy climate — normals and trends
Enniscorthy (Ireland) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 805 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 (5.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Enniscorthy averages 12 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Enniscorthy has warmed by +0.8 °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 17 to 7 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.6 °C (on 14 August 2022) and the coldest -8.1 °C (on 3 December 2010).
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
EnniscorthyLeinster
- coords
- 52.50°, -6.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.2°C
Average daily high
12.7°C
Average daily low
7.7°C
Annual rainfall
805mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
23.3km/h
Seasonal range
9.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
12 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.9 cm
Average feels-like high
9.9 °C
Average feels-like low
4.4 °C
Average peak gust
45.3 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
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
26.6 °C
14 August 2022
Coldest day
-8.1 °C
3 December 2010
Wettest day
76 mm
25 August 1986
Windiest day
67.7 km/h
23 April 1947
Strongest gust
139.3 km/h
23 April 1947
Hottest feels-like
29.2 °C
13 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-12.5 °C
3 December 2010
Snowiest day
25.1 cm
8 January 1982
Sunniest day
16.6 h
20 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 110 mm | +32 mm |
| Feb | 9.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 90 mm | +30 mm |
| Mar | 11.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 26 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 13.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 82 mm | +27 mm |
| May | 16.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 28 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 17.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 56 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 20.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 83 mm | +27 mm |
| Aug | 19.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 31 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 16.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 107 mm | +39 mm |
| Oct | 13.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 107 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 11.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 118 mm | +41 mm |
| Dec | 9.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 123 mm | +40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Enniscorthy?
Enniscorthy has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 805 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Enniscorthy?
The hottest day measured in Enniscorthy between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2022, reaching 26.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Enniscorthy?
The coldest day measured in Enniscorthy between 1940 and 2025 was 3 December 2010, at -8.1 °C.
Does it snow in Enniscorthy?
Yes. Enniscorthy gets on average 6.9 cm of snow per year and has around 12 frost days.
Has the climate of Enniscorthy warmed?
Yes: Enniscorthy warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Enniscorthy?
The wettest day measured in Enniscorthy between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1986, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Enniscorthy?
The windiest day measured in Enniscorthy between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1947, with winds reaching 67.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Enniscorthy?
The warmest month in Enniscorthy is July (15.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Enniscorthy?
Enniscorthy receives on average 805 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Enniscorthy?
Enniscorthy gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Enniscorthy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Enniscorthy between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1982, with 25.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Enniscorthy?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Enniscorthy.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Enniscorthy?
In Enniscorthy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.2 °C on 13 July 1983, and the lowest was -12.5 °C on 3 December 2010.
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