County Waterford climate

Monthly averages for Waterford, 2021–2025 · Munster

Waterford's south coast is mild and sunny, sheltered from northerly winds by the Comeragh and Knockmealdown mountains, which take the heaviest rain. Frost is uncommon along the coast.

Rain: about 1255 mm falls in a year at Waterford, on roughly 165 days, making Waterford the 8th wettest of the 32 counties. October is the wettest month (185 mm) and June the driest (69 mm).

Temperature: July is the warmest month, with afternoons averaging 20°C, and January the coldest, with nights averaging 3°C. Frost is rare.

Sunshine: about 2586 hours a year, the 6th sunniest of the 32 counties. June is the sunniest month (10.6 hours a day) and December the dullest (3.4).

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Rainfall

Average total rainfall each month, in millimetres. 1255 mm a year.

Temperature

Bars run from the average night-time low to the average daytime high, in °C.

Sunshine

Hours of sunshine on an average day in each month. About 2586 hours a year.

Waterford and its neighbours
County	Rain mm/yr	Rain days	July high	January low	Sun h/yr
Waterford	1255	165	20°C	3°C	2586
Cork	1345	173	20°C	3°C	2512
Kilkenny	1046	164	19°C	2°C	2460
Tipperary	1019	173	19°C	2°C	2457
Wexford	1201	166	20°C	3°C	2756

Recent extremes, 2021–2025

Hottest day: 29.4°C on 14 August 2022
Coldest night: −4.8°C on 18 January 2024
Wettest day: 68.7 mm on 19 October 2022
Wettest month: October 2022, 279 mm
Driest month: February 2023, 24 mm

Ireland's all-time records are on the records page.

Waterford month by month
Month	High °C	Low °C	Rain mm	Rain days	Sun h/day	Wind km/h
January	8	3	88	12	4.1	15
February	10	5	108	13	4.4	17
March	11	5	113	14	6.4	16
April	12	5	80	12	8.6	14
May	16	8	100	14	10.5	13
June	18	11	69	12	10.6	14
July	20	12	92	14	9.9	13
August	20	12	74	12	9.9	14
September	17	11	125	14	7.2	13
October	14	9	185	18	5.4	16
November	11	6	106	15	4.4	16
December	9	5	115	14	3.4	17
Year	14	8	1255	165	2586 h	15

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.

Bordering counties: Cork · Kilkenny · Tipperary · Wexford. All counties: rainfall, temperature, sunshine.