Cork, Munster, Ireland climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Cork, Munster, Ireland, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 19°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 3°C.
Cork is the second-largest city in the Republic of Ireland, the county town of County Cork, the largest city in the province of Munster and the third-largest on the island of Ireland. At the 2022 census, it had a population of 224,004. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Cork, Munster, Ireland's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Cork average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Cork, Munster, Ireland, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (5 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8°C | 3°C | 5 mm |
| February | 8°C | 3°C | 3 mm |
| March | 10°C | 4°C | 3 mm |
| April | 11°C | 4°C | 3 mm |
| May | 14°C | 7°C | 3 mm |
| June | 17°C | 9°C | 3 mm |
| July | 19°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| August | 18°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| September | 16°C | 10°C | 3 mm |
| October | 13°C | 8°C | 5 mm |
| November | 10°C | 5°C | 5 mm |
| December | 8°C | 4°C | 5 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 27°C on 1983-07-13
- Coldest day on record: -9°C on 1982-01-12
Percentiles compare each day to Cork, Munster, Ireland's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →