Beach
Ring Mahon Strand
Munster · Ireland · Atlantic Ocean
51.8833, -8.3833 · Passage West, 4 km
- 16°Sea · August
- 19°High · July
- 6.3 hSunshine · May
Your month at the beach
Ring Mahon Strand in January
- 8°CAir, daytime high4°C at night
- 10°CSea temperature
- 1.6 hSunshine a day
- 18 daysRainy days in the month105 mm in total
- 24 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Ring Mahon Strand in February
- 8°CAir, daytime high4°C at night
- 9°CSea temperature
- 2.6 hSunshine a day
- 15 daysRainy days in the month80 mm in total
- 24 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Ring Mahon Strand in March
- 9°CAir, daytime high4°C at night
- 9°CSea temperature
- 4.1 hSunshine a day
- 14 daysRainy days in the month82 mm in total
- 22 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Ring Mahon Strand in April
- 12°CAir, daytime high5°C at night
- 10°CSea temperature
- 5.9 hSunshine a day
- 14 daysRainy days in the month73 mm in total
- 20 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Ring Mahon Strand in May
- 14°CAir, daytime high8°C at night
- 12°CSea temperature
- 6.3 hSunshine a day
- 15 daysRainy days in the month78 mm in total
- 20 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Ring Mahon Strand in June
- 17°CAir, daytime high10°C at night
- 14°CSea temperature
- 6.2 hSunshine a day
- 14 daysRainy days in the month85 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Ring Mahon Strand in July
- 19°CAir, daytime high12°C at night
- 16°CSea temperature
- 5.3 hSunshine a day
- 16 daysRainy days in the month88 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Ring Mahon Strand in August
- 18°CAir, daytime high12°C at night
- 16°CSea temperature
- 5.1 hSunshine a day
- 16 daysRainy days in the month95 mm in total
- 19 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Ring Mahon Strand in September
- 17°CAir, daytime high10°C at night
- 16°CSea temperature
- 4.5 hSunshine a day
- 14 daysRainy days in the month81 mm in total
- 20 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Ring Mahon Strand in October
- 14°CAir, daytime high9°C at night
- 14°CSea temperature
- 3.1 hSunshine a day
- 17 daysRainy days in the month115 mm in total
- 22 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Ring Mahon Strand in November
- 10°CAir, daytime high6°C at night
- 12°CSea temperature
- 1.9 hSunshine a day
- 17 daysRainy days in the month115 mm in total
- 23 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Ring Mahon Strand in December
- 9°CAir, daytime high5°C at night
- 10°CSea temperature
- 1.2 hSunshine a day
- 18 daysRainy days in the month116 mm in total
- 24 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
The beach itself
- 21Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap
- 9 kmAirport: Cork International Airport (ORK)In a straight line; by road it is further
No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.
January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 9.9 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 9.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 8.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
February from 2020 to 2025
In February 2025 the sea averaged 9.6 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 9.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 8.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
March from 2020 to 2025
In March 2025 the sea averaged 9.8 °C — 0.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 9.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 9.4 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
April from 2020 to 2025
In April 2025 the sea averaged 11.1 °C — 1.1 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 10.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 11.7 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
May from 2020 to 2025
In May 2025 the sea averaged 14.2 °C — 2.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 11.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 14.3 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
June from 2020 to 2025
In June 2025 the sea averaged 14.0 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 14.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 17.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
July from 2020 to 2025
In July 2025 the sea averaged 16.4 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 15.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 18.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
August from 2020 to 2025
In August 2025 the sea averaged 17.2 °C — 0.8 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 16.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 18.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
September from 2020 to 2025
In September 2025 the sea averaged 15.0 °C — 0.6 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 15.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 16.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
October from 2020 to 2025
In October 2025 the sea averaged 14.0 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 14.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 13.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
November from 2020 to 2025
In November 2025 the sea averaged 12.7 °C — 0.7 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 12.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 10.4 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
December from 2020 to 2025
In December 2025 the sea averaged 11.0 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 10.5 °C
1991–2020 average: 8.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
When to go
1991–2020 averagesThe year at a glance
- Jan10°2 h105 mm
- Feb9°3 h80 mm
- Mar9°4 h82 mm
- Apr10°6 h73 mm
- May12°6 h78 mm
- Jun14°6 h85 mm
- Jul16°5 h88 mm
- Aug16°5 h95 mm
- Sep16°4 h81 mm
- Oct14°3 h115 mm
- Nov12°2 h115 mm
- Dec10°1 h116 mm
Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.
Sea temperature
1991–2020 averagesClimate through the year
1991–2020 averagesRain
Sunshine
Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.
Month by month
1991–2020 averagesEvery month at Ring Mahon Strand: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
| Month | High°C | Low°C | Sea°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunshineh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 | 4 | 10 | 105 | 18 | 1.6 | 24 |
| February | 8 | 4 | 9 | 80 | 15 | 2.6 | 24 |
| March | 9 | 4 | 9 | 82 | 14 | 4.1 | 22 |
| April | 12 | 5 | 10 | 73 | 14 | 5.9 | 20 |
| May | 14 | 8 | 12 | 78 | 15 | 6.3 | 20 |
| June | 17 | 10 | 14 | 85 | 14 | 6.2 | 18 |
| July | 19 | 12 | 16 | 88 | 16 | 5.3 | 18 |
| Augustwarmest sea | 18 | 12 | 16 | 95 | 16 | 5.1 | 19 |
| September | 17 | 10 | 16 | 81 | 14 | 4.5 | 20 |
| October | 14 | 9 | 14 | 115 | 17 | 3.1 | 22 |
| November | 10 | 6 | 12 | 115 | 17 | 1.9 | 23 |
| December | 9 | 5 | 10 | 116 | 18 | 1.2 | 24 |
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Photos
Photos shared by their authors on Wikimedia Commons, with its colours adjusted.
About these numbers
Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.
The nearest sea measurement point is 29 km away, so this figure is less precise here.
| What | Where it comes from | Nearest measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Air, rain and sunshine | NASA POWER | 22 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 29 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 22 km away |
| Lifeguards and places to stay | OpenStreetMap | within 1–5 km |
| Nearest airport | OurAirports | straight-line distance |
| Image at the top | Sentinel-2 cloudless (EOX) | at this spot |