Droichead Nua weather in August

In August, Droichead Nua sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 73 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 4% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Droichead Nua's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Droichead Nua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:14 AM – 7:48 PM
Cloud cover
80%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Droichead Nua is town in County Kildare, Ireland.

Density
1,394/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical August day in Droichead Nua reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 7°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, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Droichead Nua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Droichead Nua weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6813.20.87.91.0
Feb / 5511.80.99.41.3
Mar10° / 5812.40.611.52.0
Apr12° / 6412.80.113.62.9
May15° / 6613.1015.64.0
Jun18° / 10°7112.4016.65.0
Jul19° / 12°7213.6016.25.3
Aug19° / 12°7312.5014.55.4
Sep17° / 10°6211.6012.44.8
Oct13° / 7212.1010.33.4
Nov10° / 7712.70.18.42.0
Dec / 7412.90.77.41.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Droichead Nua gets around 73 mm of rain over 12.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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264315
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765296
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Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, 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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:49 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 8:18 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:498:18
215.44:508:16
315.44:528:14
415.34:548:12
515.34:558:10
615.24:578:09
715.14:598:07
815.15:008:05
915.05:028:03
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1114.95:067:59
1214.85:077:57
1314.85:097:55
1414.75:117:53
1514.65:137:50
1614.65:147:48
1714.55:167:46
1814.45:187:44
1914.45:207:42
2014.35:217:39
2114.25:237:37
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2314.15:277:33
2414.05:287:30
2514.05:307:28
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2713.85:347:23
2813.85:357:21
2913.75:377:19
3013.65:397:16
3113.55:417:14

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 4.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.0Moderate
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63.9Moderate
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243.5Moderate
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263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Droichead Nua?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Droichead Nua for sightseeing.

What to pack for Droichead Nua in August

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

In August, Droichead Nua sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Droichead Nua in August

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 50 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Droichead Nua in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Droichead Nua peaks around August 13 at about 6 (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 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
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Sep4Moderate
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Location & terrain

Where is Droichead Nua?

Droichead Nua sits at 53.2°N, 6.8°W, 92 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Naas, 9.0 km away.

CelbridgeMaynoothLeixlipLucanTallaghtSouth DublinTempleogue

Topography around Droichead Nua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Droichead Nua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 93 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 946 m.

The land around Droichead Nua is covered by grassland (52%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
270 m
80 km
946 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Naas 9.0 km · Celbridge 24 km · Maynooth 26 km · Leixlip 29 km · Lucan 30 km · Tallaght 30 km · South Dublin 33 km · Templeogue 35 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 Droichead Nua (53.1819°, -6.7967°, elevation 92 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).