January Snowfall Averages for Ireland

The tables below give monthly averages for snowfall during January at cities and other locations around Ireland.

Each place has a total for how many days it usually snows this month and for the number of days with snow lying on the ground.

The month's snow totals given here are averages of weather data collected during 1981 to 2010.

You can jump to a separate table for each region of the country: Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connacht. Ulster province includes the counties that border Northern Ireland. Munster province covers the southern part of Ireland. Leinster province is in the east, while Connacht (or Connaught) is in the west.

Ulster

Total days in January with snowfall and snow on the ground
Place Snowfall Snow Cover
Clones 5 3
Malin Head 5 0

Munster

Average number of days with snowfall and snow cover in January
Place Snowfall Snow Cover
Cork 3 1
Roches Point 2 1
Shannon 2 1
Valentia 1 0

Leinster

January averages for total days with snowfall and snow on the ground
Place Snowfall Snow Cover
Birr 4 2
Clondalkin 4 2
Dublin 5 2
Kilkenny 4 2
Mullingar 5 3
Wexford 2 1

Connacht

Total days in January with snowfall and snow cover
Place Snowfall Snow Cover
Belmullet 5 0
Claremorris 6 2
References

Met Eireann. The Irish Meteorological Service Online. Climate. 30 Year Averages.

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