Athlone in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Athlone sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 245 mm of precipitation over about 41 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Athlone's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Athlone's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 8°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 3°C
- Precipitation
- 245 mm
- 41 wet days
- Avg wind
- 16 km/h
- Travel score
- 1.2
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Athlone in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C.
A typical winter day in Athlone reaches about 8°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest February.
How winter really feels in Athlone
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 80 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Athlone weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8° / 3° | 84 | 14.6 | 0.7 | 7.8 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 8° / 3° | 71 | 12.4 | 0.7 | 9.4 | 1.3 |
| Mar | 10° / 4° | 69 | 13 | 0.5 | 11.5 | 2.0 |
| Apr | 12° / 5° | 71 | 13 | 0 | 13.7 | 2.9 |
| May | 15° / 8° | 75 | 13.3 | 0 | 15.6 | 4.0 |
| Jun | 17° / 10° | 81 | 13.1 | 0 | 16.7 | 4.8 |
| Jul | 19° / 12° | 82 | 14.5 | 0 | 16.2 | 5.1 |
| Aug | 18° / 12° | 89 | 14.1 | 0 | 14.6 | 5.1 |
| Sep | 16° / 10° | 72 | 12.1 | 0 | 12.5 | 4.6 |
| Oct | 13° / 8° | 86 | 13.5 | 0 | 10.3 | 3.3 |
| Nov | 10° / 5° | 89 | 13.6 | 0.1 | 8.4 | 2.0 |
| Dec | 8° / 4° | 90 | 14.3 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 1.2 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Athlone gets around 245 mm of rain and snow over 41 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 16 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min in early December to 10 h 18 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 0.8 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Athlone?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Athlone.
What to pack for Athlone in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Athlone sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 41 days see rain.
UV index in Athlone in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | Moderate | Low | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 5 | Moderate |
| Jun | 5 | High |
| Jul | 5 | High |
| Aug | 5 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Low |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
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.
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.
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
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.