Wexford weather in July

In July, Wexford sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 65 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 16.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 30 min at the start of July to 15 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Wexford's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wexford's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:28 AM – 8:35 PM
Cloud cover
72%
11th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Wexford is county town of Co. Wexford, Ireland.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14.1 µg/m³ · 2019

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 16°C through the month.

A typical July day in Wexford reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Wexford weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 921481.5
Feb / 6712.19.51.4
Mar / 6410.611.51.7
Apr10° / 6210.813.62.2
May12° / 10°589.815.43.1
Jun14° / 12°6610.116.54.1
Jul16° / 14°6510.816.14.7
Aug16° / 14°7310.814.54.9
Sep16° / 13°7411.412.44.5
Oct14° / 11°11113.910.33.5
Nov11° / 11815.18.52.4
Dec10° / 10114.17.51.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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

Any precipitation

Wexford gets around 65 mm of rain over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
171290
269310
368320
467330
566340
665350
764360
863370
962380
1061390
1160400
1259401
1358411
1456431
1555441
1653452
1752462
1851472
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2148503
2247503
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Wind in July

Winds average 20 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 30 min at the start of July to 15 h 24 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 4:49 AM, and sunset from 8:44 PM to 8:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.54:148:44
216.54:158:44
316.54:168:43
416.44:168:43
516.44:178:43
616.44:188:42
716.44:198:42
816.44:208:41
916.34:218:40
1016.34:228:40
1116.34:238:39
1216.24:248:38
1316.24:258:37
1416.24:268:36
1516.14:278:35
1616.14:288:35
1716.14:308:33
1816.04:318:32
1916.04:328:31
2015.94:338:30
2115.94:358:29
2215.94:368:28
2315.84:388:26
2415.84:398:25
2515.74:408:24
2615.74:428:22
2715.64:438:21
2815.64:458:19
2915.54:468:18
3015.54:488:16
3115.44:498:15

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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284.9Bright
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304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Wexford?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a reasonable time to visit Wexford for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wexford in July

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

In July, Wexford sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Wexford in July

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore 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
Jan9Bracing
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Mar8Bracing
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May11Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Wexford 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 Wexford 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
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Wexford in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Wexford is worst in April — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Wexford's WHO annual average of 14.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodModerateApr 1219 µg/m³Nov 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wexford?

Wexford sits at 52.3°N, 6.5°W, 5 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Waterford, 45 km away.

WaterfordKilkennyCarlowCluain MealaGreystonesPortlaoiseDroichead NuaNaas

Topography around Wexford

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wexford has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 931 m.

The land around Wexford is covered by water (43%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
228 m
80 km
931 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Waterford 45 km · Kilkenny 65 km · Carlow 65 km · Cluain Meala 85 km · Greystones 94 km · Portlaoise 96 km · Droichead Nua 97 km · Naas 99 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 Wexford (52.3342°, -6.4575°, elevation 5 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).