Midleton climate — normals and trends
Midleton (Ireland) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 836 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 (15.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Midleton averages 12 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Midleton has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 16 to 8 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.8 °C (on 13 July 1983) and the coldest -9.4 °C (on 22 January 1940).
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
MidletonMunster
- coords
- 51.92°, -8.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
12.6°C
Average daily low
7.6°C
Annual rainfall
836mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
21.1km/h
Seasonal range
9.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
12 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.2 cm
Average feels-like high
10.0 °C
Average feels-like low
4.7 °C
Average peak gust
44.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.09 · p = 0.006
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
26.8 °C
13 July 1983
Coldest day
-9.4 °C
22 January 1940
Wettest day
66 mm
25 August 1986
Windiest day
68.5 km/h
10 February 1958
Strongest gust
135.4 km/h
12 January 1974
Hottest feels-like
31.3 °C
13 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-14.1 °C
22 January 1940
Snowiest day
17.0 cm
2 March 2018
Sunniest day
16.3 h
20 June 1940
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 | 7.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 119 mm | +37 mm |
| Feb | 9.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 107 mm | +41 mm |
| Mar | 11.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 43 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 13.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 58 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 17.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 31 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 17.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 44 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 19.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 75 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 19.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 44 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 15.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 102 mm | +34 mm |
| Oct | 13.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 125 mm | +39 mm |
| Nov | 11.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 128 mm | +54 mm |
| Dec | 9.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 107 mm | +22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Midleton?
Midleton has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 836 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Midleton?
The hottest day measured in Midleton between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1983, reaching 26.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Midleton?
The coldest day measured in Midleton between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1940, at -9.4 °C.
Does it snow in Midleton?
Yes. Midleton gets on average 5.2 cm of snow per year and has around 12 frost days.
Has the climate of Midleton warmed?
Yes: Midleton warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Midleton?
The wettest day measured in Midleton between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1986, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Midleton?
The windiest day measured in Midleton between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1958, with winds reaching 68.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Midleton?
The warmest month in Midleton is July (15.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Midleton?
Midleton receives on average 836 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Midleton?
Midleton 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 Midleton?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Midleton between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 2018, with 17.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Midleton?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Midleton.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Midleton?
In Midleton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.3 °C on 13 July 1983, and the lowest was -14.1 °C on 22 January 1940.
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