Swords weather
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Met Office, the European and the American model agree on a high near 19° in Swords today. Tomorrow: light drizzle, around 19°, with a 37% chance of rain.
Latest for Swords: Met Office (UKMO model): 19° Overcast · European (ECMWF): 18° Overcast · American (NOAA GFS): 18° Overcast.
CheckWeather.io on iPhoneFree. No ads, no account.Swords weather in numbers
from 30 years of measured normalsSwords swings 16°C across the year, from 19°C highs in August to 3°C lows in February, and October is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 849 mm of precipitation.
The weather map: all three models at once
Met Office, European, American side by side around Swords and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Swords hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by sideLoading the three models…
Swords 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitSwords, Co. Dublin. Below we compare what Met Office, European, American forecast for Swords right now and flag exactly where they disagree, then break down Swords's weather month by month and which forecast model has been most accurate here.
We grade every model against the weather that actually happened, so you can see which forecast model is most accurate in Ireland before you trust any single number.
Swords weather by month
what to expect in Swords through the year, 1991-2020 averagesHere is Swords's typical weather in each month: the average daytime high and overnight low in °C, how each month feels, and the wettest month marked. Use it to plan any trip to Swords by season.
What Swords's weather is like through the year
Swords runs from warm summers, with August highs near 19°C, to cool winters, when February lows sit around 3°C (a swing of about 16°C across the year). October is usually the wettest month, and Swords sees roughly 849 mm of precipitation annually.
Best time to visit Swords
The most comfortable time to visit Swords is usually June, July, August and September, when daytime highs sit in the pleasant 16-26°C range and the heaviest October rain is behind you.
How the weather around Swords has changed since 1995
Swords sits in the same roughly 50 km square of NASA's reanalysis as Dublin. That square shows no clear change in temperature between 1995-2004 and 2015-2024. See the full 30-year picture on the Dublin page.
Which forecast is most accurate in Swords?
CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
The CheckWeather Score blends temperature, wind and rain accuracy, each measured against ERA5 (the recorded weather) over the last 30 days across 60 cities. Lower error means a higher score. See which forecast model is most accurate in Ireland, how we measure forecast accuracy, or which model each weather app uses.
Bottom line: over the last 30 days the European model has been the most accurate forecast for Swords, scoring 91/100 on our CheckWeather Score, ahead of the Met Office at 89. See the full IE accuracy scoreboard for exactly how every model is tested.
What do you think of the forecasts?
your vote countsThe accuracy above is the measured record. This is your opinion: which forecast service do you trust most in Ireland? Give each 1 to 5 stars.
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Where the models disagree
temperature and rain, judged separatelyThe models often agree on temperature and still split on rain, and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.