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Dublin Weather in January

In January, Dublin averages a high of 8°C (47°F) and a low of 2°C (35°F), from 54 years of daily records (1971–2026).

8°C
Average high
47°F
2°C
Average low
35°F
17°C
Record high
63°F · January 10, 1971
-13°C
Record low
8°F · January 15, 1982

What January Is Like in Dublin

  • The January heat record, 17°C (63°F) on January 10, 1971, has stood for 55 years.
  • The coldest January reading, -13°C (8°F) on January 15, 1982, has not been matched in 44 years.
  • January is Dublin's coldest month of the year.
  • January in Dublin has become 0.9°C (1.7°F) warmer on average: the 2012–2026 average against 1970–1989.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 43% of January days, and the month averages 67 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Dublin, every January since 1971
4°C8°C12°C19801990200020102020January 1971: 8.7°CJanuary 1972: 7.2°CJanuary 1973: 8.7°CJanuary 1974: 9.7°CJanuary 1975: 9.1°CJanuary 1976: 8.7°CJanuary 1977: 5.8°CJanuary 1978: 6.6°CJanuary 1979: 4.9°CJanuary 1980: 6.4°CJanuary 1981: 8.6°CJanuary 1982: 7.3°CJanuary 1983: 9.1°CJanuary 1984: 6.7°CJanuary 1985: 5.2°CJanuary 1986: 7.2°CJanuary 1987: 6.2°CJanuary 1988: 8.3°CJanuary 1989: 10.6°CJanuary 1990: 9.9°CJanuary 1991: 6.6°CJanuary 1992: 7.8°CJanuary 1993: 9.6°CJanuary 1994: 8.3°CJanuary 1995: 8.3°CJanuary 1996: 8.4°CJanuary 1997: 7.6°CJanuary 1998: 8.7°CJanuary 1999: 8.8°CJanuary 2000: 8.2°CJanuary 2001: 6.9°CJanuary 2002: 10.5°CJanuary 2003: 7.9°CJanuary 2004: 8.7°CJanuary 2005: 9.4°CJanuary 2006: 8.6°CJanuary 2008: 9.5°CJanuary 2009: 7.3°CJanuary 2010: 4.9°CJanuary 2011: 5.7°CJanuary 2013: 7.9°CJanuary 2014: 8.8°CJanuary 2015: 7.7°CJanuary 2016: 9.1°CJanuary 2017: 8.7°CJanuary 2018: 8.5°CJanuary 2019: 8.2°CJanuary 2020: 9.6°CJanuary 2021: 6.8°CJanuary 2022: 9.1°CJanuary 2023: 9.0°CJanuary 2024: 8.2°CJanuary 2025: 7.9°CJanuary 2026: 7.7°C
Warmest: 1989 (10.6°C)Latest: 2026 (7.7°C)10-year averageLong-run average (8.0°C)

Look Up a Day in January

See the weather in Dublin on any January date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Dublin Phoenix Park (1971–2026). Averages cover 1971–2026. How we compute this

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