Weather in Cork in October 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Cork in October
Going from a maximum of +64°F during the day to a minimum of +36°F during the night, the temperature in October averages around +57°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 25% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +63°F to +55°F.
Is Cork warm or cold in October?
Cork is typically mild in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +61°F to +55°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +52°F to +46°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Cork:
Climate in Cork in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +61°F | +55°F | +50°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +37°F | +30°F | +27°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +75°F | +66°F | +59°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 70 mm | 95 mm | 77 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 86% | 87% | 89% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 17 | 19 | 18 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October weather is still as ok as in September. It’s getting colder in October. From +61°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +55°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 70 mm to 95 mm. Humidity rises from 86% to 87%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
November brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Cork is gradually increasing during October, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Cork?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Cork in October has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+52°F) and the highest in 2022 (+56°F). The driest year was 2010 with only 711 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2009 with 1168 mm.
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Monthly weather in Cork
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Cork, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.