An Muileann gCearr weather in October

In October, An Muileann gCearr sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 81 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is An Muileann gCearr's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see An Muileann gCearr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:07 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
77%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

An Muileann gCearr is town in County Westmeath, Ireland.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in An Muileann gCearr reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C cooler than September and about 3°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1159
2159
3159
4149
5149
6149
7148
8148
9148
10148
11148
12148
13138
14138
15138
16138
17138
18137
19137
20137
21137
22127
23127
24127
25127
26127
27127
28127
29127
30126
31126

How October really feels in An Muileann gCearr

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

An Muileann gCearr weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7814.10.77.81.0
Feb / 65120.89.41.2
Mar10° / 64130.611.51.9
Apr12° / 6612.8013.72.9
May15° / 6913.1015.63.9
Jun17° / 10°7813.4016.74.8
Jul19° / 12°7713.9016.35.1
Aug18° / 12°8413.4014.65.2
Sep16° / 10°6911.9012.54.6
Oct13° / 8113010.33.3
Nov10° / 8513.10.18.32.0
Dec / 8413.80.87.31.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22179
32179
42179
52278
62278
72278
82278
92377
102377
112476
122476
132575
142575
152575
162575
172674
182674
192575
202575
212476
222476
232377
242377
252377
262377
272476
282476
292476
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

An Muileann gCearr gets around 81 mm of rain over 13 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
243
343
443
542
642
741
840
940
1039
1138
1238
1338
1438
1538
1639
1739
1840
1941
2041
2142
2243
2343
2444
2544
2644
2744
2844
2944
3044
3144

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1919
2928
3928
4928
5937
6937
7937
8946
9946
10955
11955
12955
13955
14964
15964
16964
17973
18973
19973
20973
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
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2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 4:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:395:58
211.36:405:56
311.26:425:53
411.16:445:51
511.06:465:48
611.06:485:46
710.96:505:43
810.86:525:41
910.86:535:39
1010.76:555:36
1110.66:575:34
1210.56:595:31
1310.57:015:29
1410.47:035:27
1510.37:055:24
1610.37:075:22
1710.27:095:20
1810.17:115:17
1910.07:135:15
2010.07:145:13
219.97:165:11
229.87:185:09
239.87:205:06
249.77:225:04
259.67:245:02
269.67:265:00
279.57:284:58
289.47:304:56
299.47:324:54
309.37:344:52
319.27:364:50

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 4.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.0Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.7Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit An Muileann gCearr?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in An Muileann gCearr.

What to pack for An Muileann gCearr in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, An Muileann gCearr sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in An Muileann gCearr in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in An Muileann gCearr peaks around August 12 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 12UV 5Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is An Muileann gCearr?

An Muileann gCearr sits at 53.5°N, 7.3°W, 101 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Tullamore, 30 km away.

TullamoreAthloneNavanMaynoothDroichead NuaPortlaoiseNaasCelbridge

Topography around An Muileann gCearr

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of An Muileann gCearr.

Within 3 km, the terrain around An Muileann gCearr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 99 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 865 m.

The land around An Muileann gCearr is covered by grassland (64%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
144 m
80 km
865 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Tullamore 30 km · Athlone 41 km · Navan 46 km · Maynooth 52 km · Droichead Nua 52 km · Portlaoise 55 km · Naas 56 km · Celbridge 56 km

Ireland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$131,592
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
96%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 69%none 15%Protestant 4%Orthodox 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for An Muileann gCearr (53.5247°, -7.3385°, elevation 101 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).