Wexford in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Wexford sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 204 mm of rain over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early June to 16°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Wexford's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Wexford's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 16°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 14°C
- Rainfall
- 204 mm
- 32 wet days
- Avg wind
- 20 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.6
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Wexford in Summer
Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early June to 16°C by late August.
A typical summer day in Wexford reaches about 16°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest June.
Wexford weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9° / 6° | 92 | 14 | 8 | 1.5 |
| Feb | 9° / 6° | 67 | 12.1 | 9.5 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 9° / 7° | 64 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 10° / 8° | 62 | 10.8 | 13.6 | 2.2 |
| May | 12° / 10° | 58 | 9.8 | 15.4 | 3.1 |
| Jun | 14° / 12° | 66 | 10.1 | 16.5 | 4.1 |
| Jul | 16° / 14° | 65 | 10.8 | 16.1 | 4.7 |
| Aug | 16° / 14° | 73 | 10.8 | 14.5 | 4.9 |
| Sep | 16° / 13° | 74 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 4.5 |
| Oct | 14° / 11° | 111 | 13.9 | 10.3 | 3.5 |
| Nov | 11° / 9° | 118 | 15.1 | 8.5 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 10° / 7° | 101 | 14.1 | 7.5 | 1.9 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Wexford gets around 204 mm of rain over 32 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 20 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min in early June to 13 h 30 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.1 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Wexford?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Wexford for sightseeing.
What to pack for Wexford in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, 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 32 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Wexford in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 14°C across summer — 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Bracing |
| Feb | 9 | Bracing |
| Mar | 8 | Bracing |
| Apr | 9 | Bracing |
| May | 11 | Bracing |
| Jun | 13 | Bracing |
| Jul | 14 | Bracing |
| Aug | 15 | Cool |
| Sep | 15 | Cool |
| Oct | 14 | Bracing |
| Nov | 12 | Bracing |
| Dec | 11 | Bracing |
UV index in Wexford in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 5 | High |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 5 | High |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Air quality in Wexford in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Moderate |
| Feb | 17 | Moderate |
| Mar | 18 | Moderate |
| Apr | 19 | Moderate |
| May | 16 | Moderate |
| Jun | 14 | Moderate |
| Jul | 12 | Good |
| Aug | 14 | Moderate |
| Sep | 13 | Moderate |
| Oct | 11 | Good |
| Nov | 11 | Good |
| Dec | 13 | Moderate |
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.
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.
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 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.