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Climate in Rampark · Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages

July in Rampark stays fresher than in 82% of Irish towns

The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 2.9°C. Decade by decade the climate has edged up, 0.2°C above 1981–2010. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.

July afternoons: cooler than 82% of Irish towns
January nights: colder than 50% of Irish towns
Rain a year: drier than 58% of Irish towns

Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for the town’s own square kilometre.

A year in Rampark at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan8°C3°C
Feb9°C3°CColdest nights
Mar10°C4°C
Apr13°C5°C
May15°C8°C
Jun18°C10°C
Jul20°C12°CWarmest
Aug19°C12°C
Sep17°C10°C
Oct14°C8°C
Nov now11°C5°CWettest
Dec9°C3°C

What stands out about Rampark’s climate

Compared with Irish towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in County Louth beside it.

A normal year

What a year in Rampark feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.

Winter
9°C / 3°C
232 mm of rain
Spring
13°C / 5°C
179 mm of rain
Summer
19°C / 11°C
219 mm of rain
Autumn
14°C / 8°C
249 mm of rain, the wettest season
Best months to be outsideJunJulAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more
Rain

About 879 mm of rain a year

November is the wettest month and April the driest. The wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in County Louth. The wettest month brings about 1.6 times the rain of the driest.

879 mm
Rain a year
Drier than 58% of Irish towns
93 mm
November, the wettest month
58 mm
April, the driest month

Rain by month

Millimetres

93 mm
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Living here

Living with Rampark’s climate

What the averages mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.

Get outside

Highs of 17–27°C with lows of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.

Parks & trails →
Storms and extremes

Averages smooth over storms, floods and heatwaves; Rampark’s hazards page covers the risks.

Flood & hazards →
Weather station

Met Éireann’s nearest station: Dunsany

Dunsany is 60 km south-west of Rampark, the nearest of the 25 synoptic stations where Met Éireann records the weather around the clock. The station stands 83 m above sea level; Rampark’s centre, 26 m.

MonthHighLowRainAir frosts
January7.7°C1.9°C75 mm8.0
February8.3°C1.7°C61 mm8.3
March9.9°C1.9°C66 mm7.9
April12.7°C3.9°C48 mm3.5
May15.3°C6.4°C57 mm0.6
June18.1°C9.1°C71 mm0.0
July19.4°C11.0°C83 mm0.0
August18.6°C10.7°C88 mm0.0
September16.8°C8.8°C79 mm0.2
October13.7°C6.4°C80 mm1.4
November10.0°C3.7°C98 mm4.5
December8.0°C2.2°C84 mm8.3
Year13.2°C5.6°C889 mm43

The table is Dunsany’s own record, averaged over 2006–2020 from its daily readings (ours, not a Met Éireann table). The rest of the page is Met Éireann’s 1 km grid at Rampark itself: past 40 km, the station’s frosts and sunshine don’t stand for the town.

Compared with other towns

How Rampark 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 of 2,500+ in County Louth.

July afternoons19.5°C
RamparkMedian Irish town
18°C19°C20°C21°C
Cooler than 82% of Irish towns4th warmest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in County Louth
January nights2.9°C
RamparkMedian Irish town
1°C2°C3°C4°C
Colder than 50% of Irish townsThe mildest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in County Louth
Rain a year879 mm
RamparkMedian Irish town
6008001,0001,200
Drier than 58% of Irish townsThe wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in County Louth
Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

Rampark’s 1991–2020 average is 0.2°C warmer than 1981–2010’s. The biggest change is in February (+0.3°C).

+0.2°C1991–2020 vs 1981–2010

A year’s rain is 879 mm, up 3% from 851 mm.

Winter+0.2°Cnow 6°C, was 6°C
Spring+0.2°Cnow 9°C, was 9°C
Summer+0.2°Cnow 15°C, was 15°C
Autumn+0.2°Cnow 11°C, was 11°C

Change by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

The two periods share 1991–2010, so the gap is a decade’s step, not the change between two separate 30-year periods.

Next door

Rampark and its neighbours

Every town next door is within half a degree of Rampark in January and July. Choose a measure to recolour the map; tap a town for its climate.

Carlingford: January low 3.1°C, July high 19.5°CDundalk: January low 2.7°C, July high 19.8°CDromiskin: January low 2.8°C, July high 19.8°CCastlebellingham-Kilsaran: January low 2.8°C, July high 19.7°CRampark: January low 2.9°C, July high 19.5°CRamparkCarlingfordDundalkDromiskinCastlebellingham-Kilsaran
ColderMilder2.7°C to 3.1°C
Dundalk2.7°C about the same
Dromiskin2.8°C about the same
Castlebellingham-Kilsaran2.8°C about the same
Rampark2.9°C
Carlingford3.1°C about the same

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.

TownJuly highJanuary lowRain a year
Rampark19.5°C2.9°C879 mm
Carlingford 6.8 km19.5°C about the same3.1°C about the same1,053 mm
Dundalk 8.6 km19.8°C about the same2.7°C about the same851 mm
Dromiskin 12 km19.8°C about the same2.8°C about the same804 mm
Castlebellingham-Kilsaran 14 km19.7°C about the same2.8°C about the same798 mm

Each town’s colour is Met Éireann’s 1 km grid at its own centre, so towns a few kilometres apart can differ.

Month by month

Rampark weather by month

Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, for the town itself (Met Éireann’s 1 km grid).

MonthHighLowMeanRain
January8.2°C2.9°C5.5°C81 mm
February8.8°C2.8°C5.8°C66 mm
March10.4°C3.6°C7.0°C63 mm
April12.5°C5.1°C8.8°C58 mm
May15.2°C7.5°C11.4°C58 mm
June17.9°C10.1°C14.0°C66 mm
July19.5°C11.9°C15.7°C74 mm
August19.2°C11.8°C15.5°C80 mm
September17.3°C10.2°C13.7°C71 mm
October14.0°C7.7°C10.8°C85 mm
November10.7°C5.0°C7.9°C93 mm
December8.6°C3.2°C5.9°C84 mm
Year13.5°C6.8°C10.2°C879 mm
Sources

Where Rampark’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 Rampark’s population centre (0.0 km away).
  • Weather station: the nearest of Met Éireann’s 25 synoptic stations, Dunsany, 60 km south-west, from Met Éireann’s station list.
  • Frosts and degree days: Dunsany’s daily readings, 2006–2020, 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.

Met Éireann 30-year averages · Met Éireann open data. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).

Questions about Rampark’s climate

How warm does Rampark get in summer?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.5°C.

How cold does Rampark get in winter?

The coldest nights come in February, averaging 2.8°C. Met Éireann counts frosts only at its weather stations, so there is no frost count for the town itself.

How much rain does Rampark get?

About 879 mm a year, less than 58% of Irish towns. November is the wettest month (93 mm) and April the driest (58 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 Rampark itself. Its nearest synoptic station is Dunsany.

Are these figures for Rampark itself?

Yes: they are Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages on its 1 km grid, read at Rampark’s population centre. The nearest of its synoptic weather stations, Dunsany, is 60 km south-west.

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 Rampark’s population centre. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.

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