#1Enniscorthy
Wexford · 12,310 peopleOverall D·#284 of 320
Strongest: cost of living A−, walkability C+·lowest: jobs & income D−
Enniscorthy, #1 on this list · Photo: 瑞丽江的河水 (CC BY-SA 4.0)Ireland · 2026
Towns with the warmest summers in Ireland
In second place is Mahon, at 21°C (69°F); in third, Carrick-on-Suir, at 21°C (69°F). In the middle of the list stands Dock, at 20°C (68°F). Last on the list is Carndonagh, at 18°C (64°F). The first ten places are spread over 7 counties. Leading the list is Enniscorthy, Wexford, at 21°C (69°F).
Average July high, Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 grid How grades work
#121°C (69°F) July high
#2Mahon
Cork · 13,892 peopleOverall C·#211 of 320
Strongest: jobs & income B+, walkability B·lowest: cost of living C−
#3Carrick-on-Suir
Tipperary · 5,752 peopleOverall C−·#251 of 320
Strongest: cost of living A, walkability B·lowest: health D−
The top 100 of 321
Ranked by its measure (July high), best first; each town’s overall grade and national rank sit beside it.
100 towns
#TownJuly highGrade · national rankWhat drives it
1EnniscorthyWexford · 12,310 people21°C (69°F)D#284 of 320 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A−, walkability C+·lowest: jobs & income D−
2MahonCork · 13,892 people21°C (69°F)C#211 of 320 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income B+, walkability B·lowest: cost of living C−
3Carrick-on-SuirTipperary · 5,752 people21°C (69°F)C−#251 of 320 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability B·lowest: health D−
4Muinebeag (Bagenalstown)Carlow · 2,945 people20°C (69°F)B+#97 of 320 nationallyStrongest: safety A−, walkability B+·lowest: hazard risk C−
5KilkennyKilkenny · 27,184 people20°C (69°F)B+#112 of 320 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B+, walkability B+·lowest: safety C
6GlasnevinDublin · 9,299 people20°C (69°F)B−#157 of 320 nationallyStrongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: safety D−
7ClonmelTipperary · 18,369 people20°C (69°F)C+#184 of 320 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B+·lowest: hazard risk D−
8AthyKildare · 11,035 people20°C (69°F)C−#249 of 320 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, hazard risk B·lowest: jobs & income D−
9CahirTipperary · 3,679 people20°C (69°F)A#37 of 320 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, health B+·lowest: walkability C+
10BallinloughCork · 5,435 people20°C (69°F)B+#93 of 320 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A+, health A+·lowest: cost of living D
11TramoreCork · 4,803 people20°C (69°F)B−#155 of 320 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A, walkability A−·lowest: cost of living C−
12KnockreaCork · 5,228 people20°C (69°F)B−#170 of 320 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A+, walkability A·lowest: safety D−
13St Luke'sCork · 4,278 people20°C (69°F)C+#189 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health B−·lowest: safety D
14ShandonCork · 3,539 people20°C (69°F)C−#261 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, jobs & income B−·lowest: safety D
15CarlowCarlow · 27,351 people20°C (69°F)C−#264 of 320 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B, walkability C+·lowest: health D
16LisdugganWaterford · 6,216 people20°C (69°F)D#280 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, hazard risk B−·lowest: safety D
17GurranebraherCork · 4,502 people20°C (69°F)D#283 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, hazard risk B·lowest: jobs & income D
18Waterford City CentreWaterford · 9,031 people20°C (69°F)D#288 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living C+·lowest: safety D
19Cork City CentreCork · 3,701 people20°C (69°F)D−#307 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, jobs & income B−·lowest: safety D−
20CallanKilkenny · 2,678 people20°C (68°F)A+#7 of 320 nationallyStrongest: safety A, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability C
21DouglasCork · 22,029 people20°C (68°F)A+#16 of 320 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A+, safety A+·lowest: walkability C−
22BallincolligCork · 21,940 people20°C (68°F)A#26 of 320 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A+, safety A·lowest: hazard risk D
23LeixlipKildare · 16,733 people20°C (68°F)A#45 of 320 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A, health A−·lowest: cost of living C
24GlounthauneCork · 5,000 people20°C (68°F)A−#70 of 320 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A+, health A·lowest: hazard risk D−
25MonasterevinKildare · 5,307 people20°C (68°F)B+#82 of 320 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: health C
26FerrybankKilkenny · 5,766 people20°C (68°F)B+#102 of 320 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A−, jobs & income B+·lowest: hazard risk D−
27DrumcondraDublin · 11,149 people20°C (68°F)B−#162 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living D
28MallowCork · 13,456 people20°C (68°F)C+#185 of 320 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A−, health B·lowest: hazard risk D
29TogherCork · 3,007 people20°C (68°F)C+#190 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A−, safety B+·lowest: health D−
30PortarlingtonLaois · 9,288 people20°C (68°F)C#224 of 320 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, hazard risk B·lowest: health D
31CleaboyWaterford · 3,454 people20°C (68°F)C#227 of 320 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A−, walkability B·lowest: hazard risk D
32KilbarryWaterford · 2,758 people20°C (68°F)C#233 of 320 nationallyStrongest: health A, jobs & income B·lowest: walkability D
33New RossWexford · 8,610 people20°C (68°F)C−#243 of 320 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability C+·lowest: hazard risk D−
34KilmainhamDublin · 10,240 people20°C (68°F)C−#260 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D−
35TullowCarlow · 5,138 people20°C (68°F)C−#268 of 320 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B, safety C+·lowest: health D
36BallybegWaterford · 5,226 people20°C (68°F)D−#312 of 320 nationallyStrongest: cost of living C+, hazard risk C+·lowest: safety D
37PoleberryWaterford · 4,875 people20°C (68°F)D−#313 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living C+·lowest: health D−
38CelbridgeKildare · 20,601 people20°C (68°F)A+#3 of 320 nationallyStrongest: safety A, health A−·lowest: cost of living B−
39CarrigtwohillCork · 5,568 people20°C (68°F)A+#5 of 320 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A+, safety A·lowest: walkability C
40SallinsKildare · 6,269 people20°C (68°F)A#23 of 320 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B+·lowest: safety B
41MaynoothKildare · 17,259 people20°C (68°F)A#29 of 320 nationallyStrongest: health A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C
42ClaneKildare · 8,152 people20°C (68°F)A#39 of 320 nationallyStrongest: health A−, jobs & income A−·lowest: walkability C−
43GlanmireCork · 4,454 people20°C (68°F)A−#57 of 320 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A+, safety A·lowest: hazard risk D−
44MidletonCork · 13,906 people20°C (68°F)A−#78 of 320 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A−, health B+·lowest: walkability C−
45CastleknockDublin · 6,355 people20°C (68°F)B+#86 of 320 nationallyStrongest: health A+, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living D
46LucanDublin · 23,033 people20°C (68°F)B+#92 of 320 nationallyStrongest: health A, jobs & income A−·lowest: cost of living C−
47BallygallDublin · 11,704 people20°C (68°F)B−#164 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
48BallyowenDublin · 14,739 people20°C (68°F)B−#167 of 320 nationallyStrongest: health A, jobs & income A−·lowest: cost of living D
49Cabra EastDublin · 13,895 people20°C (68°F)B−#171 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D−
50ChapelizodDublin · 4,862 people20°C (68°F)B−#172 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A−, jobs & income B+·lowest: hazard risk D
51GlasheenCork · 5,981 people20°C (68°F)C+#191 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, hazard risk B·lowest: cost of living C−
52MountmellickLaois · 4,905 people20°C (68°F)C+#199 of 320 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, hazard risk A−·lowest: health D−
53EskerDublin · 19,110 people20°C (68°F)C#212 of 320 nationallyStrongest: health B+, jobs & income B·lowest: cost of living D
54Sunday's WellCork · 2,807 people20°C (68°F)C#220 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, health B·lowest: safety C−
55O'Connell StreetDublin · 6,749 people20°C (68°F)C#228 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health B·lowest: safety D−
56Turner's CrossCork · 7,208 people20°C (68°F)C#235 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, jobs & income B+·lowest: safety D
57Dolphins BarnDublin · 18,799 people20°C (68°F)C−#241 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, jobs & income B·lowest: safety D−
58StoneybatterDublin · 18,644 people20°C (68°F)C−#247 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B·lowest: safety D−
59DeciesDublin · 2,713 people20°C (68°F)C−#250 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, hazard risk B+·lowest: health D−
60SummerhillDublin · 11,911 people20°C (68°F)C−#259 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, cost of living B·lowest: jobs & income D−
61Parnell SquareDublin · 10,117 people20°C (68°F)C−#269 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health B−·lowest: safety D−
62CarnaDublin · 2,897 people20°C (68°F)C−#270 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
63BallyfermotDublin · 3,632 people20°C (68°F)C−#271 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
64KylemoreDublin · 2,557 people20°C (68°F)D#273 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
65InchicoreDublin · 5,285 people20°C (68°F)D#274 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D−
66PalmerstonDublin · 11,012 people20°C (68°F)D#278 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A−, jobs & income C+·lowest: safety D
67Cherry OrchardDublin · 8,280 people20°C (68°F)D#281 of 320 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A−, walkability B+·lowest: health D−
68Temple BarDublin · 7,276 people20°C (68°F)D#285 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health B−·lowest: safety D−
69GillabbeyCork · 5,857 people20°C (68°F)D#286 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, jobs & income C+·lowest: safety C−
70PhibsboroughDublin · 11,657 people20°C (68°F)D#289 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B·lowest: safety D−
71South GateCork · 7,185 people20°C (68°F)D#291 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B·lowest: safety D−
72BallyboughDublin · 8,188 people20°C (68°F)D#294 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, cost of living B−·lowest: safety D−
73BallytruckleWaterford · 6,563 people20°C (68°F)D#297 of 320 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income B−, cost of living C+·lowest: safety D
74KilcockKildare · 8,674 people20°C (68°F)A+#1 of 320 nationallyStrongest: health A−, jobs & income A−·lowest: hazard risk B−
75RathanganKildare · 3,263 people20°C (68°F)A+#2 of 320 nationallyStrongest: safety A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C
76DunboyneMeath · 7,155 people20°C (68°F)A+#6 of 320 nationallyStrongest: health A+, hazard risk A+·lowest: cost of living C
77KilcullenKildare · 3,815 people20°C (68°F)A+#9 of 320 nationallyStrongest: safety A, jobs & income A−·lowest: walkability D
78TerenureDublin · 10,391 people20°C (68°F)A+#14 of 320 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A+, walkability A+·lowest: cost of living D
79CarpenterstownDublin · 20,967 people20°C (68°F)A#32 of 320 nationallyStrongest: health A+, jobs & income A·lowest: safety C+
80TowerCork · 3,300 people20°C (68°F)A#38 of 320 nationallyStrongest: safety A+, jobs & income A−·lowest: walkability D−
81Rathmines WestDublin · 22,667 people20°C (68°F)A#43 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living C
82AshtownDublin · 14,937 people20°C (68°F)A#47 of 320 nationallyStrongest: health A, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living C
83NaasKildare · 26,180 people20°C (68°F)A−#54 of 320 nationallyStrongest: health A, jobs & income A−·lowest: cost of living C+
84InishkennyCork · 5,552 people20°C (68°F)A−#66 of 320 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A+, health A−·lowest: cost of living C−
85OngarDublin · 13,390 people20°C (68°F)A−#75 of 320 nationallyStrongest: health A, walkability B·lowest: safety C+
86TrimMeath · 9,563 people20°C (68°F)A−#76 of 320 nationallyStrongest: hazard risk B+, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability C
87BishopstownCork · 14,529 people20°C (68°F)B+#99 of 320 nationallyStrongest: safety A−, walkability A−·lowest: cost of living D
88NavanMeath · 33,886 people20°C (68°F)B#121 of 320 nationallyStrongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: jobs & income C
89BlanchardstownDublin · 24,613 people20°C (68°F)B#127 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: safety C+
90SandymountDublin · 22,340 people20°C (68°F)B#141 of 320 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A+, health A−·lowest: cost of living D−
91ThurlesTipperary · 8,185 people20°C (68°F)B−#147 of 320 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, hazard risk A−·lowest: safety C
92ClonsillaDublin · 22,510 people20°C (68°F)B−#149 of 320 nationallyStrongest: health A−, jobs & income B·lowest: cost of living C−
93NewbridgeKildare · 24,366 people20°C (68°F)B−#150 of 320 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B+, walkability B−·lowest: safety C
94PerrystownDublin · 7,581 people20°C (68°F)B−#160 of 320 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A, health A−·lowest: cost of living D
95MulhuddartDublin · 19,252 people20°C (68°F)B−#168 of 320 nationallyStrongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B+·lowest: jobs & income C
96WestburyClare · 3,636 people20°C (68°F)B−#173 of 320 nationallyStrongest: safety A, jobs & income B+·lowest: walkability C−
97ClondalkinDublin · 22,788 people20°C (68°F)B−#175 of 320 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: safety D
98ChristchurchDublin · 6,778 people20°C (68°F)C+#194 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D−
99Grand Canal DockDublin · 8,320 people20°C (68°F)C+#196 of 320 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D−
100DungarvanWaterford · 10,081 people20°C (68°F)C+#203 of 320 nationallyStrongest: hazard risk B, cost of living B−·lowest: safety C
Method
How this list is made
Average July high, Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 grid. Towns of 2,500 or more in Ireland are listed by it, best first; a tie goes to the town with the better overall rank. How grades work
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Photos: Enniscorthy, 瑞丽江的河水 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Mahon, Sebastian “sebrem” B… (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Carrick-on-Suir, 2ManyCats4Me (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Irish towns against each other only, run #58 of 4 November 2026. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).