Sandyford climate — normals and trends
Sandyford (Ireland) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 829 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 (4.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Sandyford averages 17 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.
Sandyford 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 25 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.4 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -10.0 °C (on 24 February 1947).
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
SandyfordLeinster
- coords
- 53.27°, -6.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
12.1°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
829mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
22.5km/h
Seasonal range
10.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
17 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
159 d/yr
Annual snowfall
17.4 cm
Average feels-like high
9.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.7 °C
Average peak gust
46.4 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
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
27.4 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-10.0 °C
24 February 1947
Wettest day
76 mm
29 June 1986
Windiest day
69.4 km/h
24 December 1997
Strongest gust
144.7 km/h
24 December 1997
Hottest feels-like
30.0 °C
13 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-15.4 °C
24 February 1947
Snowiest day
28.8 cm
8 December 1954
Sunniest day
16.7 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 | 6.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 79 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 8.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 65 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 10.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 15 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 13.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 99 mm | +37 mm |
| May | 15.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 52 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 17.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 94 mm | +26 mm |
| Jul | 19.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 98 mm | +26 mm |
| Aug | 19.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 34 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 15.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 113 mm | +43 mm |
| Oct | 13.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 94 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 10.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 130 mm | +58 mm |
| Dec | 8.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 82 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sandyford?
Sandyford has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 829 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sandyford?
The hottest day measured in Sandyford between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 27.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sandyford?
The coldest day measured in Sandyford between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1947, at -10.0 °C.
Does it snow in Sandyford?
Yes. Sandyford gets on average 17.4 cm of snow per year and has around 17 frost days.
Has the climate of Sandyford warmed?
Yes: Sandyford warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sandyford?
The wettest day measured in Sandyford between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1986, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sandyford?
The windiest day measured in Sandyford between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1997, with winds reaching 69.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sandyford?
The warmest month in Sandyford is July (15.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Sandyford?
Sandyford receives on average 829 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sandyford?
Sandyford gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sandyford?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sandyford between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1954, with 28.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sandyford?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sandyford.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sandyford?
In Sandyford, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.0 °C on 13 July 1983, and the lowest was -15.4 °C on 24 February 1947.
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