Newcastle West climate — normals and trends
Newcastle West (Ireland) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 954 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 (15.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Newcastle West averages 27 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 169 rainy days per year.
Newcastle West has warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.04 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 33 to 21 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.5 °C (on 13 July 1983) and the coldest -11.2 °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
Newcastle WestMunster
- coords
- 52.45°, -9.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.8°C
Average daily high
12.8°C
Average daily low
6.8°C
Annual rainfall
954mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
19.8km/h
Seasonal range
9.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
27 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
169 d/yr
Annual snowfall
7.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.3 °C
Average feels-like low
4.0 °C
Average peak gust
42.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.4 °C
since 1940
0.0 °C per decade · r² = 0.05 · p = 0.035
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
13 July 1983
Coldest day
-11.2 °C
22 January 1940
Wettest day
59 mm
25 August 1986
Windiest day
70.4 km/h
24 December 1997
Strongest gust
128.9 km/h
23 April 1947
Hottest feels-like
34.3 °C
13 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-15.5 °C
22 January 1940
Snowiest day
17.8 cm
5 January 2025
Sunniest day
16.4 h
24 June 2018
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 | 7.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 110 mm | +22 mm |
| Feb | 9.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 112 mm | +38 mm |
| Mar | 11.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 39 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 15.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 72 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 18.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 66 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 18.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 76 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 19.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 99 mm | +27 mm |
| Aug | 19.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 55 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 15.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 123 mm | +43 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 111 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 11.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 127 mm | +42 mm |
| Dec | 8.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 88 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Newcastle West?
Newcastle West has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 954 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Newcastle West?
The hottest day measured in Newcastle West between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1983, reaching 30.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Newcastle West?
The coldest day measured in Newcastle West between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1940, at -11.2 °C.
Does it snow in Newcastle West?
Yes. Newcastle West gets on average 7.4 cm of snow per year and has around 27 frost days.
Has the climate of Newcastle West warmed?
Yes: Newcastle West warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Newcastle West?
The wettest day measured in Newcastle West between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1986, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Newcastle West?
The windiest day measured in Newcastle West between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1997, with winds reaching 70.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Newcastle West?
The warmest month in Newcastle West is July (15.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Newcastle West?
Newcastle West receives on average 954 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 169 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Newcastle West?
Newcastle West gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Newcastle West?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Newcastle West between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 2025, with 17.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Newcastle West?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Newcastle West.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Newcastle West?
In Newcastle West, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.3 °C on 13 July 1983, and the lowest was -15.5 °C on 22 January 1940.
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