Cork Weather in August
Cork in August
The short of it: Cork in August averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 12° · rain 70 mm · daylight 14 h 38 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
August in Cork brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 12°, with about 70 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 19°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 70 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 38 min in mid-August, 97 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Cork runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Douglas, 4 km to the SE, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Cork, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DouglasMunster | 4 km SE | 19° | 12° | 85 mm |
| GlanmireMunster | 5 km ENE | 19° | 12° | 71 mm |
| BlarneyMunster | 8 km WNW | 19° | 11° | 71 mm |
| BallincolligMunster | 8 km WSW | 19° | 12° | 68 mm |
| Passage WestMunster | 10 km ESE | 19° | 12° | 82 mm |
| TowerMunster | 10 km WNW | 19° | 11° | 72 mm |
| CarrigalineMunster | 11 km SSE | 19° | 12° | 77 mm |
| KillumneyMunster | 12 km WSW | 18° | 12° | 80 mm |