Compare Irish counties
Pick two or three counties to see their rainfall, sunshine and temperatures side by side, month by month.
Longford gets 8% more rain a year than Cavan (1194 mm against 1106 mm), with the same rain days and 15 more hours of sunshine. July afternoons average 19°C in Longford and 19°C in Cavan; January nights 2°C and 2°C.
Rainfall by month
0 50 100 150 Longford, Jan: 81 mm Longford, Feb: 103 mm Longford, Mar: 93 mm Longford, Apr: 85 mm Longford, May: 87 mm Longford, Jun: 85 mm Longford, Jul: 110 mm Longford, Aug: 99 mm Longford, Sep: 107 mm Longford, Oct: 146 mm Longford, Nov: 90 mm Longford, Dec: 108 mm Cavan, Jan: 73 mm Cavan, Feb: 93 mm Cavan, Mar: 87 mm Cavan, Apr: 84 mm Cavan, May: 81 mm Cavan, Jun: 77 mm Cavan, Jul: 100 mm Cavan, Aug: 94 mm Cavan, Sep: 108 mm Cavan, Oct: 133 mm Cavan, Nov: 81 mm Cavan, Dec: 95 mm Leitrim, Jan: 83 mm Leitrim, Feb: 99 mm Leitrim, Mar: 91 mm Leitrim, Apr: 90 mm Leitrim, May: 83 mm Leitrim, Jun: 92 mm Leitrim, Jul: 103 mm Leitrim, Aug: 108 mm Leitrim, Sep: 104 mm Leitrim, Oct: 150 mm Leitrim, Nov: 106 mm Leitrim, Dec: 122 mm Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daytime high by month
0 5 10 15 Longford, Jan: 7 °C Longford, Feb: 9 °C Longford, Mar: 11 °C Longford, Apr: 13 °C Longford, May: 16 °C Longford, Jun: 18 °C Longford, Jul: 19 °C Longford, Aug: 19 °C Longford, Sep: 17 °C Longford, Oct: 14 °C Longford, Nov: 10 °C Longford, Dec: 8 °C Cavan, Jan: 7 °C Cavan, Feb: 9 °C Cavan, Mar: 10 °C Cavan, Apr: 12 °C Cavan, May: 16 °C Cavan, Jun: 18 °C Cavan, Jul: 19 °C Cavan, Aug: 19 °C Cavan, Sep: 17 °C Cavan, Oct: 14 °C Cavan, Nov: 10 °C Cavan, Dec: 8 °C Leitrim, Jan: 7 °C Leitrim, Feb: 9 °C Leitrim, Mar: 11 °C Leitrim, Apr: 13 °C Leitrim, May: 16 °C Leitrim, Jun: 18 °C Leitrim, Jul: 19 °C Leitrim, Aug: 19 °C Leitrim, Sep: 17 °C Leitrim, Oct: 14 °C Leitrim, Nov: 10 °C Leitrim, Dec: 8 °C Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sunshine by month
0.0 2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 Longford, Jan: 3.9 hours a day Longford, Feb: 4.2 hours a day Longford, Mar: 5.8 hours a day Longford, Apr: 8.4 hours a day Longford, May: 9.9 hours a day Longford, Jun: 9.7 hours a day Longford, Jul: 8.6 hours a day Longford, Aug: 9.1 hours a day Longford, Sep: 7.2 hours a day Longford, Oct: 5.1 hours a day Longford, Nov: 4.2 hours a day Longford, Dec: 2.9 hours a day Cavan, Jan: 3.9 hours a day Cavan, Feb: 4.1 hours a day Cavan, Mar: 5.7 hours a day Cavan, Apr: 8.4 hours a day Cavan, May: 10.0 hours a day Cavan, Jun: 9.8 hours a day Cavan, Jul: 8.6 hours a day Cavan, Aug: 9.1 hours a day Cavan, Sep: 7.0 hours a day Cavan, Oct: 4.8 hours a day Cavan, Nov: 4.2 hours a day Cavan, Dec: 2.9 hours a day Leitrim, Jan: 3.8 hours a day Leitrim, Feb: 4.2 hours a day Leitrim, Mar: 5.7 hours a day Leitrim, Apr: 8.3 hours a day Leitrim, May: 10.0 hours a day Leitrim, Jun: 9.5 hours a day Leitrim, Jul: 8.4 hours a day Leitrim, Aug: 8.9 hours a day Leitrim, Sep: 7.0 hours a day Leitrim, Oct: 4.9 hours a day Leitrim, Nov: 4.1 hours a day Leitrim, Dec: 2.9 hours a day Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Rain days by month
0 5 10 15 Longford, Jan: 12 days Longford, Feb: 16 days Longford, Mar: 16 days Longford, Apr: 16 days Longford, May: 15 days Longford, Jun: 15 days Longford, Jul: 17 days Longford, Aug: 16 days Longford, Sep: 16 days Longford, Oct: 18 days Longford, Nov: 15 days Longford, Dec: 16 days Cavan, Jan: 13 days Cavan, Feb: 16 days Cavan, Mar: 16 days Cavan, Apr: 16 days Cavan, May: 15 days Cavan, Jun: 15 days Cavan, Jul: 18 days Cavan, Aug: 18 days Cavan, Sep: 15 days Cavan, Oct: 18 days Cavan, Nov: 14 days Cavan, Dec: 15 days Leitrim, Jan: 14 days Leitrim, Feb: 16 days Leitrim, Mar: 16 days Leitrim, Apr: 16 days Leitrim, May: 14 days Leitrim, Jun: 16 days Leitrim, Jul: 15 days Leitrim, Aug: 18 days Leitrim, Sep: 16 days Leitrim, Oct: 19 days Leitrim, Nov: 16 days Leitrim, Dec: 17 days Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Figures are averages for 2021–2025 at each county town, from the ERA5 weather reanalysis via Open-Meteo. They describe typical lowland weather in each county; hills and exposed coasts are wetter and windier.