Inchigeelagh sits near the top of Irish towns for rain, with 1,625 mm a year
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 19.6°C on average. Seasons differ by 17°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 77% of Irish towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to April, which average under 10°C.
Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for the town’s own square kilometre.
A year in Inchigeelagh at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Inchigeelagh’s climate
Compared with Irish towns, with its place among towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ in County Cork beside it.
What a year in Inchigeelagh feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,625 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. The wettest of 55 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ in County Cork. The wettest month brings about 2.2 times the rain of the driest.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Living with Inchigeelagh’s climate
What the averages mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
Highs of 17–27°C with lows of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Averages smooth over storms, floods and heatwaves; Inchigeelagh’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →Met Éireann’s nearest station: Cork Airport
Cork Airport is 44 km east of Inchigeelagh, the nearest of the 25 synoptic stations where Met Éireann records the weather around the clock. The station stands 155 m above sea level; Inchigeelagh’s centre, 87 m.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Air frosts | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3°C | 3.3°C | 131 mm | 3.4 | 61 |
| February | 8.6°C | 3.1°C | 99 mm | 3.4 | 74 |
| March | 9.9°C | 3.7°C | 91 mm | 2.3 | 111 |
| April | 12.0°C | 5.1°C | 87 mm | 0.9 | 160 |
| May | 14.6°C | 7.4°C | 80 mm | 0.0 | 191 |
| June | 17.1°C | 9.9°C | 83 mm | 0.0 | 184 |
| July | 18.6°C | 11.6°C | 86 mm | 0.0 | 164 |
| August | 18.5°C | 11.5°C | 96 mm | 0.0 | 158 |
| September | 16.6°C | 10.0°C | 91 mm | 0.0 | 129 |
| October | 13.4°C | 7.7°C | 132 mm | 0.2 | 99 |
| November | 10.4°C | 5.2°C | 127 mm | 0.9 | 75 |
| December | 8.7°C | 3.8°C | 136 mm | 2.8 | 55 |
| Year | 13.1°C | 6.9°C | 1,240 mm | 14 | 1,461 |
The table is Cork Airport’s own record, averaged over 1991–2020 from its daily readings (ours, not a Met Éireann table). The rest of the page is Met Éireann’s 1 km grid at Inchigeelagh itself: past 40 km, the station’s frosts and sunshine don’t stand for the town.
How Inchigeelagh compares
Against the 321 Irish towns and city neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from Met Éireann’s grid at its own centre, and its place among towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ in County Cork.
Warmer than it used to be
Inchigeelagh’s 1991–2020 average is 0.3°C warmer than 1981–2010’s. The biggest change is in April (+0.4°C).
A year’s rain is 1,625 mm, up 3% from 1,577 mm.
Change by month
The two periods share 1991–2010, so the gap is a decade’s step, not the change between two separate 30-year periods.
Inchigeelagh and its neighbours
Every town next door is within half a degree of Inchigeelagh in January and July. Choose a measure to recolour the map; tap a town for its climate.
The towns next door, side by side
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 19 km: a hill, a valley or the sea can make a real difference over a short distance.
Each town’s colour is Met Éireann’s 1 km grid at its own centre, so towns a few kilometres apart can differ.
Inchigeelagh weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, for the town itself (Met Éireann’s 1 km grid).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.1°C | 3.0°C | 6.1°C | 193 mm |
| February | 9.6°C | 3.1°C | 6.4°C | 149 mm |
| March | 11.0°C | 3.8°C | 7.4°C | 121 mm |
| April | 13.4°C | 5.0°C | 9.2°C | 108 mm |
| May | 16.0°C | 7.4°C | 11.7°C | 96 mm |
| June | 18.4°C | 9.9°C | 14.1°C | 92 mm |
| July | 19.6°C | 11.8°C | 15.7°C | 96 mm |
| August | 19.4°C | 11.6°C | 15.5°C | 104 mm |
| September | 17.6°C | 9.9°C | 13.8°C | 116 mm |
| October | 14.4°C | 7.5°C | 11.0°C | 170 mm |
| November | 11.3°C | 5.1°C | 8.2°C | 182 mm |
| December | 9.5°C | 3.6°C | 6.5°C | 200 mm |
| Year | 14.1°C | 6.8°C | 10.5°C | 1,625 mm |
Where Inchigeelagh’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature and rain: Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages on its 1 km grid (Climatological Notes 22 and 23), read at the grid point nearest Inchigeelagh’s population centre (0.4 km away).
- Weather station: the nearest of Met Éireann’s 25 synoptic stations, Cork Airport, 44 km east, from Met Éireann’s station list.
- Frosts and degree days: Cork Airport’s daily readings, 1991–2020, in the station table only: past 40 km they don’t stand for the town.
- Then and now: Met Éireann’s 1981–2010 averages on the same 1 km grid, at the same point.
- Altitudes: the town’s ground from the Copernicus GLO-30 surface model (a few metres high in built-up places), the station’s from Met Éireann.
- Comparisons: every Irish town and city neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, read the same way; the five city totals are left out.
- Not on this page: sunshine, frost days, warm days, snow and wind. Met Éireann publishes no 1991–2020 grid for them, only tables for its stations, so no town has a figure of its own.
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Questions about Inchigeelagh’s climate
How warm does Inchigeelagh get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.6°C.
How cold does Inchigeelagh get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging 3.0°C. Met Éireann counts frosts only at its weather stations, so there is no frost count for the town itself.
How much rain does Inchigeelagh get?
About 1,625 mm a year, more than almost every Irish town. December is the wettest month (200 mm) and June the driest (92 mm).
How sunny is it?
Met Éireann publishes its 1991–2020 sunshine averages for its weather stations only, not on the 1 km grid this page reads, so there is no sunshine figure for Inchigeelagh itself. Its nearest synoptic station is Cork Airport.
Are these figures for Inchigeelagh itself?
Yes: they are Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages on its 1 km grid, read at Inchigeelagh’s population centre. The nearest of its synoptic weather stations, Cork Airport, is 44 km east.
Where do these figures come from?
Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 climate averages, published as maps of Ireland in 1 km squares (Climatological Notes 22 and 23); the page reads the square at Inchigeelagh’s population centre. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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