Youghal climate — normals and trends
Youghal (Ireland) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 983 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 (15.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Youghal averages 3 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.
Youghal has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 25.4 °C (on 14 August 2022) and the coldest -6.2 °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
YoughalMunster
- coords
- 51.95°, -7.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
12.4°C
Average daily low
8.5°C
Annual rainfall
983mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
25.6km/h
Seasonal range
9.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
153 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.5 cm
Average feels-like high
9.5 °C
Average feels-like low
5.1 °C
Average peak gust
44.1 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
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.14 · 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
25.4 °C
14 August 2022
Coldest day
-6.2 °C
22 January 1940
Wettest day
79 mm
25 August 1986
Windiest day
78.1 km/h
10 February 1958
Strongest gust
134.3 km/h
12 January 1974
Hottest feels-like
28.3 °C
13 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-11.9 °C
13 January 1987
Snowiest day
19.1 cm
2 March 2018
Sunniest day
16.4 h
20 June 1944
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 | 8.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 131 mm | +29 mm |
| Feb | 9.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 141 mm | +60 mm |
| Mar | 10.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 46 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 12.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 66 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 16.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 27 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 16.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 47 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 19.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 82 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 18.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 47 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 15.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 125 mm | +44 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 151 mm | +43 mm |
| Nov | 11.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 156 mm | +60 mm |
| Dec | 9.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 147 mm | +42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Youghal?
Youghal has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 983 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Youghal?
The hottest day measured in Youghal between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2022, reaching 25.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Youghal?
The coldest day measured in Youghal between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1940, at -6.2 °C.
Does it snow in Youghal?
Yes. Youghal gets on average 4.5 cm of snow per year and has around 3 frost days.
Has the climate of Youghal warmed?
Yes: Youghal warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Youghal?
The wettest day measured in Youghal between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1986, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Youghal?
The windiest day measured in Youghal between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1958, with winds reaching 78.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Youghal?
The warmest month in Youghal is July (15.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Youghal?
Youghal receives on average 983 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Youghal?
Youghal gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Youghal?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Youghal between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 2018, with 19.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Youghal?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Youghal.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Youghal?
In Youghal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 28.3 °C on 13 July 1983, and the lowest was -11.9 °C on 13 January 1987.
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