Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Galway is
oceanic, with quite mild, rainy winters and mild, relatively rainy summers.
The city is located on the west coast of Ireland, in the province of Connacht.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 6.1 °C (43 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 16.2 °C (61 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Galway - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
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| Max (°C) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
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| Min (°F) | 39 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 52 | 55 | 54 | 50 | 46 | 41 | 39 |
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| Max (°F) | 48 | 48 | 52 | 55 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 57 | 52 | 48 |
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amounts to 1,155 millimeters (45.5 inches) per year: it is therefore quite abundant. It ranges from 60 mm (2.4 in) in the driest month (April) to 130 mm (5.1 in) in the wettest (October). Here is the average precipitation.
Galway - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 115 | 95 | 90 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 70 | 110 | 95 | 130 | 125 | 120 | 1155 |
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| Prec.(in) | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 45.5 |
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| Days | 15 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 170 |
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The
sea temperature ranges between 10 °C (50 °F) and 16 °C (61 °F). So, it never becomes warm for swimming. Here are the average sea temperatures.
Galway - Sea temperature| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Temp (°C) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
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| Temp (°F) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 52 |
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Best Time
The best time to visit Galway is the summer,
from June to August, since it is the mildest of the year. The temperatures are generally good for outdoors activities, although it's better to bring an umbrella, and a sweatshirt or sweater for the evening or for cool days.