Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Cork, Munster, Ireland weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Cork, Munster, Ireland, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 27°C on 1983-07-13; its coldest fell to -9°C on 1982-01-12.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
13°C2003-01-26
-4°C1987-01-13
11°C2016-01-24
-9°C1982-01-12
February
13°C2011-02-24
-1°C1991-02-07
10°C2024-02-14
-4°C1986-02-27
March
17°C2012-03-29
-1°C2018-03-01
10°C2011-03-31
-5°C2018-03-01
April
19°C2025-04-30
4°C1998-04-10
12°C2007-04-23
-3°C1990-04-04
May
25°C2026-05-26
7°C1982-05-03
14°C2025-05-29
0°C1996-05-04
June
25°C2026-06-23
10°C1992-06-03
17°C2026-06-26
3°C1985-06-14
July
27°C1983-07-13
11°C1997-07-02
18°C1983-07-14
6°C1990-07-02
August
26°C2022-08-13
12°C1986-08-27
18°C1995-08-03
5°C1986-08-30
September
23°C2023-09-09
10°C2024-09-26
16°C2016-09-05
2°C2007-09-27
October
20°C2023-10-09
5°C2004-10-20
15°C2013-10-02
-1°C1993-10-17
November
16°C2024-11-06
0°C2010-11-28
13°C2005-11-02
-4°C2010-11-28
December
14°C2025-12-09
-1°C2010-12-22
11°C2013-12-12
-6°C2010-12-21

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
14°C2025-12-09
-4°C1987-01-13
11°C2013-12-12
-9°C1982-01-12
Spring (Mar–May)
25°C2026-05-26
-1°C2018-03-01
14°C2025-05-29
-5°C2018-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
27°C1983-07-13
10°C1992-06-03
18°C1983-07-14
3°C1985-06-14
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
23°C2023-09-09
0°C2010-11-28
16°C2016-09-05
-4°C2010-11-28

All-time records

The most extreme value Cork has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 27°C 1983-07-13
Lowest -4°C 1987-01-13

Low

Highest 18°C 1983-07-14
Lowest -9°C 1982-01-12

Feels-like

Highest 31°C 1983-07-13
Lowest -16°C 1982-01-11

Humidity

Highest 16.4 g/m³ 1995-08-02
Lowest 2.8 g/m³ 1987-01-12

Wind

Highest 83 km/h 2014-02-12
Lowest 5 km/h 1991-08-26

Precip

Wettest 111 mm 2023-10-24
Driest 17-day dry spell 2013-07-05

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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