Photo: P L Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0Midwinter lows in Ballinroad stay above those of 88% of Irish towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 20.0°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 73% of Irish towns. Compared with 1981–2010, the average now sits 0.2°C higher. Radiators earn their keep from November to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for the town’s own square kilometre.
A year in Ballinroad at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Ballinroad’s climate
Compared with Irish towns, with its place among towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ in County Waterford beside it.
What a year in Ballinroad feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,097 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and May the driest. 2nd wettest of 13 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ in County Waterford. The wettest month brings about 1.7 times the rain of the driest.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Living with Ballinroad’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; Ballinroad’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →Met Éireann’s nearest station: Moore Park
Moore Park is 47 km west of Ballinroad, the nearest of the 25 synoptic stations where Met Éireann records the weather around the clock. The station stands 46 m above sea level; Ballinroad’s centre, 11 m.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Air frosts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.0°C | 2.4°C | 111 mm | 8.8 |
| February | 9.1°C | 2.1°C | 77 mm | 8.7 |
| March | 10.7°C | 2.4°C | 78 mm | 7.6 |
| April | 13.3°C | 4.3°C | 67 mm | 2.8 |
| May | 15.9°C | 7.0°C | 61 mm | 0.3 |
| June | 18.6°C | 9.7°C | 76 mm | 0.0 |
| July | 19.8°C | 11.5°C | 77 mm | 0.0 |
| August | 19.2°C | 10.9°C | 90 mm | 0.0 |
| September | 17.5°C | 9.0°C | 77 mm | 0.1 |
| October | 14.4°C | 6.7°C | 107 mm | 1.1 |
| November | 10.9°C | 4.0°C | 107 mm | 5.3 |
| December | 9.3°C | 2.9°C | 113 mm | 8.3 |
| Year | 14.0°C | 6.1°C | 1,041 mm | 43 |
The table is Moore Park’s own record, averaged over 2004–2020 from its daily readings (ours, not a Met Éireann table). The rest of the page is Met Éireann’s 1 km grid at Ballinroad itself: past 40 km, the station’s frosts and sunshine don’t stand for the town.
How Ballinroad 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 Waterford.
Warmer than it used to be
Ballinroad’s 1991–2020 average is 0.2°C warmer than 1981–2010’s. The biggest change is in February (+0.4°C).
A year’s rain is 1,097 mm, up 4% from 1,058 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
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.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinroad | 20.0°C | 3.5°C | 1,097 mm |
| Dungarvan 3.4 km | 20.0°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 1,123 mm |
Ballinroad 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 | 9.4°C | 3.5°C | 6.5°C | 110 mm |
| February | 9.8°C | 3.5°C | 6.7°C | 84 mm |
| March | 11.1°C | 4.3°C | 7.7°C | 79 mm |
| April | 13.2°C | 5.7°C | 9.5°C | 77 mm |
| May | 15.9°C | 8.1°C | 12.0°C | 72 mm |
| June | 18.4°C | 10.6°C | 14.5°C | 72 mm |
| July | 20.0°C | 12.5°C | 16.2°C | 76 mm |
| August | 19.9°C | 12.2°C | 16.0°C | 88 mm |
| September | 18.0°C | 10.6°C | 14.3°C | 81 mm |
| October | 14.8°C | 8.2°C | 11.5°C | 119 mm |
| November | 11.7°C | 5.4°C | 8.5°C | 118 mm |
| December | 9.8°C | 4.0°C | 6.9°C | 120 mm |
| Year | 14.3°C | 7.4°C | 10.9°C | 1,097 mm |
Where Ballinroad’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 Ballinroad’s population centre (0.2 km away).
- Weather station: the nearest of Met Éireann’s 25 synoptic stations, Moore Park, 47 km west, from Met Éireann’s station list.
- Frosts and degree days: Moore Park’s daily readings, 2004–2020, 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 Ballinroad’s climate
How warm does Ballinroad get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 20.0°C.
How cold does Ballinroad get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging 3.5°C. Met Éireann counts frosts only at its weather stations, so there is no frost count for the town itself.
How much rain does Ballinroad get?
About 1,097 mm a year, more than 73% of Irish towns. December is the wettest month (120 mm) and May the driest (72 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 Ballinroad itself. Its nearest synoptic station is Moore Park.
Are these figures for Ballinroad itself?
Yes: they are Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages on its 1 km grid, read at Ballinroad’s population centre. The nearest of its synoptic weather stations, Moore Park, is 47 km 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 Ballinroad’s population centre. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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