Greystones weather in September

In September, Greystones sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 75 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Greystones's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Greystones's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:06 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
73%
7th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Greystones is town in County Wicklow, Ireland.

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical September day in Greystones reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C cooler than August and about 2°C warmer than October.

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Greystones weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8114.70.57.91.2
Feb / 6412.70.99.51.1
Mar / 6212.20.511.51.5
Apr10° / 6112.70.113.62.1
May12° / 5812.3015.53.0
Jun14° / 11°6811.6016.64.0
Jul16° / 13°7113.6016.24.5
Aug17° / 13°7513014.54.7
Sep15° / 12°7512.5012.44.2
Oct13° / 10°9213.7010.33.2
Nov11° / 10715.30.18.42.1
Dec / 9013.90.47.41.5

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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

Any precipitation

Greystones gets around 75 mm of rain over 12.5 wet days in September. 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 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in September

Winds average 20 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:407:08
213.45:417:06
313.35:437:03
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513.25:476:58
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1212.75:596:41
1312.66:016:39
1412.66:036:36
1512.56:046:33
1612.46:066:31
1712.36:086:28
1812.36:106:26
1912.26:126:23
2012.16:136:21
2112.16:156:18
2212.06:176:16
2311.96:196:13
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2511.86:226:08
2611.76:246:06
2711.66:266:03
2811.66:286:01
2911.56:295:58
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
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292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Greystones?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

September is a reasonable time to visit Greystones for sightseeing.

What to pack for Greystones in September

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

In September, Greystones sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Greystones in September

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 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.

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UV index in Greystones in September

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Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Greystones 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
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Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Greystones?

Greystones sits at 53.1°N, 6.1°W, 80 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Bray, 7.0 km away.

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Topography around Greystones

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Greystones has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 721 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 946 m.

The land around Greystones is covered by water (43%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, water (52%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
220 m
16 km
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80 km
946 m
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September weather nearby: Bray 7.0 km · Dún Laoghaire 18 km · Sandyford 18 km · Rathfarnham 23 km · Templeogue 24 km · Dublin 25 km · South Dublin 25 km · Tallaght 26 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 Greystones (53.1408°, -6.0631°, elevation 80 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).