Waterford climate — normals and trends
Waterford (Ireland) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 895 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 (15.2 °C on average) and the coldest is February (6.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Waterford averages 3 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Waterford has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 5 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 23.7 °C (on 2 August 1995) and the coldest -5.4 °C (on 25 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
WaterfordMunster
- coords
- 52.26°, -7.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.4°C
Average daily high
12.2°C
Average daily low
8.6°C
Annual rainfall
895mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
27.2km/h
Seasonal range
8.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.3 cm
Average feels-like high
9.1 °C
Average feels-like low
4.8 °C
Average peak gust
43.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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
23.7 °C
2 August 1995
Coldest day
-5.4 °C
25 December 2010
Wettest day
80 mm
25 August 1986
Windiest day
78.4 km/h
10 February 1958
Strongest gust
130.0 km/h
12 January 1974
Hottest feels-like
26.3 °C
14 August 2022
Coldest feels-like
-11.3 °C
12 January 1987
Snowiest day
19.3 cm
2 March 2018
Sunniest day
16.5 h
22 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 | 8.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 113 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 9.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 120 mm | +48 mm |
| Mar | 10.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 36 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 12.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 71 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 15.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 27 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 16.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 46 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 18.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 83 mm | +25 mm |
| Aug | 18.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 37 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 15.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 115 mm | +39 mm |
| Oct | 13.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 119 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 11.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 148 mm | +58 mm |
| Dec | 9.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 146 mm | +50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Waterford?
Waterford has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 895 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Waterford?
The hottest day measured in Waterford between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1995, reaching 23.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Waterford?
The coldest day measured in Waterford between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 2010, at -5.4 °C.
Does it snow in Waterford?
Yes. Waterford gets on average 5.3 cm of snow per year and has around 3 frost days.
Has the climate of Waterford warmed?
Yes: Waterford warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Waterford?
The wettest day measured in Waterford between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1986, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Waterford?
The windiest day measured in Waterford between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1958, with winds reaching 78.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Waterford?
The warmest month in Waterford is July (15.2 °C on average); the coldest is February (6.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Waterford?
Waterford receives on average 895 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Waterford?
Waterford 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 Waterford?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Waterford between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 2018, with 19.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Waterford?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Waterford.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Waterford?
In Waterford, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 26.3 °C on 14 August 2022, and the lowest was -11.3 °C on 12 January 1987.
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