Athlone weather in July

In July, Athlone sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 82 mm of rain across 14.5 wet days and about 16.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 42 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Athlone's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Athlone's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
4:29 AM – 8:46 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Athlone is town in County Westmeath, Ireland.

Density
2,094/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical July day in Athlone reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Athlone

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

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

Athlone weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8414.60.77.81.0
Feb / 7112.40.79.41.3
Mar10° / 69130.511.52.0
Apr12° / 7113013.72.9
May15° / 7513.3015.64.0
Jun17° / 10°8113.1016.74.8
Jul19° / 12°8214.5016.25.1
Aug18° / 12°8914.1014.65.1
Sep16° / 10°7212.1012.54.6
Oct13° / 8613.5010.33.3
Nov10° / 8913.60.18.42.0
Dec / 9014.30.77.31.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41288
51288
61288
71288
81288
91288
101189
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Athlone gets around 82 mm of rain over 14.5 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 46% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
147
247
347
447
548
647
747
847
946
1046
1145
1245
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1444
1544
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1743
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2144
2245
2346
2447
2547
2648
2749
2850
2951
3051
3151

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
175232
274242
374242
473252
572253
672253
772253
870264
970264
1070264
1169274
1268275
1368275
1467285
1566295
1664306
1763316
1862326
1961336
2060346
2159356
2259356
2358366
2458366
2557376
2657376
2757376
2857376
2957376
3057376
3158366

Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 42 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:14 AM to 4:51 AM, and sunset from 8:56 PM to 8:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.74:148:56
216.74:158:56
316.74:158:55
416.64:168:55
516.64:178:55
616.64:188:54
716.64:198:54
816.64:208:53
916.54:218:52
1016.54:228:51
1116.54:238:51
1216.44:248:50
1316.44:258:49
1416.44:268:48
1516.34:288:47
1616.34:298:46
1716.24:308:45
1816.24:318:44
1916.24:338:43
2016.14:348:41
2116.14:358:40
2216.04:378:39
2316.04:388:37
2415.94:408:36
2515.94:418:34
2615.84:438:33
2715.84:448:31
2815.74:468:30
2915.74:488:28
3015.64:498:27
3115.64:518:25

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 4.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
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54.2Bright
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194.0Bright
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214.0Bright
224.0Moderate
234.0Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Athlone?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Athlone for sightseeing.

What to pack for Athlone in July

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

In July, Athlone sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Athlone in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Athlone peaks around June 19 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 5Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Athlone?

Athlone sits at 53.4°N, 7.9°W, 39 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Tullamore, 34 km away.

TullamoreAn Muileann gCearrPortlaoiseGalwayDroichead NuaNavanNaasMaynooth

Topography around Athlone

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Athlone has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 690 m.

The land around Athlone is covered by grassland (61%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
123 m
80 km
690 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Tullamore 34 km · An Muileann gCearr 41 km · Portlaoise 61 km · Galway 76 km · Droichead Nua 80 km · Navan 87 km · Naas 87 km · Maynooth 89 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 Athlone (53.4228°, -7.9372°, elevation 39 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).