Climate
The climate of Waterford is, like the rest of Ireland, classified as a maritime temperate climate (Cfb) according to the Köppen climate classification system. It is mild and changeable with abundant rainfall and a lack of temperature extremes. The counties in the Waterford area are often referred to as the 'Sunny Southeast'. The hottest months of the year are June, July and August with temperatures of around 17 - 22 degrees. Waterford gets rainfall all year round and the wettest months are October, November, December and January.
| Climate data for Waterford (Tycor) (1981–2010 averages) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.0 (68) |
17.8 (64) |
14.4 (57.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
9.41 (48.94) |
14.034 (57.253) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
3.0 (37.4) |
4.2 (39.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
7.8 (46) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.1 (44.78) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 108.1 (4.256) |
73.1 (2.878) |
79.6 (3.134) |
71.5 (2.815) |
69.6 (2.74) |
73.6 (2.898) |
67.4 (2.654) |
76 (2.99) |
83.4 (3.283) |
116 (4.57) |
103.1 (4.059) |
99.8 (3.929) |
1,021.2 (40.206) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 14.5 | 10.8 | 11 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 13.8 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 137 |
| Source: European Climate Assessment and Dataset
date=July 2012 |
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