Average Temperature in Ireland by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide temperature in Ireland for each year from 1895–2021. It is an average over the entire territory of the country, based on data from the University of East Anglia.

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What Was the Hottest Year in Ireland?

1949 was the warmest year in the history of Ireland. The average daily high temperature was 14.1 °C, and the average low was 6.9 °C.

What Was the Coldest Year in Ireland?

1986 was the coolest year in the history of Ireland. The average daily high temperature was 11.9 °C, and the average low was 5.1 °C.

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Year	Rank	High (°C)	Low (°C)
2021	17	13.5	6.7
2020	21	13.3	6.6
2019	20	13.4	6.6
2018	26	13.3	6.4
2017	10	13.5	6.8
2016	23	13.3	6.5
2015	49	13.1	6.1
2014	6	13.6	6.9
2013	41	13.0	6.3
2012	41	12.9	6.4
2011	25	13.2	6.6
2010	110	12.4	5.3
2009	32	13.1	6.5
2008	32	13.1	6.5
2007	2	13.8	7.0
2006	6	13.6	6.9
2005	10	13.4	6.9
2004	18	13.4	6.7
2003	9	13.7	6.7
2002	18	13.4	6.7
2001	38	13.2	6.2
2000	32	13.2	6.4
1999	10	13.5	6.8
1998	10	13.4	6.9
1997	3	13.7	7.0
1996	80	12.7	5.9
1995	15	13.7	6.6
1994	41	12.9	6.4
1993	60	12.7	6.2
1992	49	12.9	6.3
1991	41	13.0	6.3
1990	10	13.6	6.7
1989	15	13.7	6.6
1988	38	13.0	6.4
1987	86	12.6	5.9
1986	121	11.9	5.1
1985	109	12.2	5.6
1984	55	13.2	5.8
1983	29	13.1	6.6
1982	49	13.1	6.1
1981	67	12.6	6.2
1980	80	12.5	6.1
1979	117	12.0	5.4
1978	67	12.6	6.2
1977	74	12.7	6.0
1976	41	13.1	6.2
1975	32	13.3	6.3
1974	86	12.6	5.9
1973	41	13.0	6.3
1972	103	12.5	5.5
1971	26	13.3	6.4
1970	74	12.7	6.0
1969	96	12.6	5.6
1968	74	12.9	5.8
1967	89	12.5	5.9
1966	60	12.7	6.2
1965	114	12.2	5.4
1964	55	12.8	6.2
1963	119	12.0	5.2
1962	116	12.3	5.2
1961	52	13.0	6.1
1960	60	13.0	5.9
1959	6	13.9	6.6
1958	60	12.7	6.2
1957	32	13.2	6.4
1956	89	12.6	5.8
1955	67	13.0	5.8
1954	80	12.5	6.1
1953	26	13.3	6.4
1952	86	12.7	5.8
1951	96	12.5	5.7
1950	74	12.7	6.0
1949	1	14.1	6.9
1948	21	13.3	6.6
1947	74	12.7	6.0
1946	60	12.8	6.1
1945	5	13.7	6.9
1944	38	13.1	6.3
1943	23	13.3	6.5
1942	72	12.8	5.9
1941	93	12.5	5.8
1940	55	12.9	6.1
1939	48	12.8	6.4
1938	37	13.0	6.5
1937	80	12.5	6.1
1936	67	12.6	6.2
1935	60	12.7	6.2
1934	29	13.1	6.6
1933	29	13.2	6.5
1932	55	12.7	6.3
1931	80	12.4	6.2
1930	96	12.4	5.8
1929	80	12.8	5.8
1928	60	12.9	6.0
1927	89	12.5	5.9
1926	41	13.0	6.3
1925	103	12.4	5.6
1924	89	12.4	6.0
1923	101	12.3	5.8
1922	110	12.2	5.5
1921	3	14.0	6.7
1920	71	12.7	6.1
1919	118	12.2	5.1
1918	72	12.8	5.9
1917	119	12.0	5.2
1916	96	12.4	5.8
1915	110	12.4	5.3
1914	52	13.1	6.0
1913	74	12.7	6.0
1912	96	12.5	5.7
1911	52	13.2	5.9
1910	101	12.4	5.7
1909	114	12.2	5.4
1908	55	12.9	6.1
1907	110	12.2	5.5
1906	95	12.7	5.6
1905	93	12.5	5.8
1904	107	12.3	5.6
1903	103	12.2	5.8
1902	103	12.3	5.7
1901	107	12.5	5.4