Wexford climate — normals and trends
Wexford (Ireland) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 905 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 August (15.2 °C on average) and the coldest is February (6.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Wexford averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Wexford has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 21.0 °C (on 2 August 1995) and the coldest -2.3 °C (on 13 January 1987).
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
WexfordLeinster
- coords
- 52.33°, -6.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.8°C
Average daily high
11.9°C
Average daily low
9.7°C
Annual rainfall
905mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
33.2km/h
Seasonal range
8.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.9 cm
Average feels-like high
8.5 °C
Average feels-like low
5.1 °C
Average peak gust
45.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.2 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
21.0 °C
2 August 1995
Coldest day
-2.3 °C
13 January 1987
Wettest day
84 mm
25 August 1986
Windiest day
92.1 km/h
30 November 1954
Strongest gust
133.6 km/h
12 February 2014
Hottest feels-like
22.6 °C
19 August 1995
Coldest feels-like
-11.3 °C
12 January 1987
Snowiest day
21.7 cm
2 March 2018
Sunniest day
16.5 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 | 8.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 117 mm | +24 mm |
| Feb | 9.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 120 mm | +48 mm |
| Mar | 9.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 33 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 11.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 85 mm | +31 mm |
| May | 13.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 27 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 15.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 42 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 17.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 81 mm | +24 mm |
| Aug | 17.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 32 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 15.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 129 mm | +51 mm |
| Oct | 14.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 117 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 12.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 162 mm | +63 mm |
| Dec | 10.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 163 mm | +60 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wexford?
Wexford has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 905 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wexford?
The hottest day measured in Wexford between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1995, reaching 21.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wexford?
The coldest day measured in Wexford between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1987, at -2.3 °C.
Does it snow in Wexford?
Yes. Wexford gets on average 3.9 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.
Has the climate of Wexford warmed?
Yes: Wexford warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wexford?
The wettest day measured in Wexford between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1986, with 84 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wexford?
The windiest day measured in Wexford between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1954, with winds reaching 92.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wexford?
The warmest month in Wexford is August (15.2 °C on average); the coldest is February (6.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Wexford?
Wexford receives on average 905 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wexford?
Wexford gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wexford?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wexford between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 2018, with 21.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wexford?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Wexford.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wexford?
In Wexford, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 22.6 °C on 19 August 1995, and the lowest was -11.3 °C on 12 January 1987.
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