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Thurles weather

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Light drizzle,rain likely tomorrow

Met Office, the European and the American model agree on a high near 18° in Thurles today. Tomorrow: light drizzle, around 18°, with a 61% chance of rain.

18°8°
18°15°
15°9°
12°6°
13°6°
15°9°
Todaymodels agreeTomorrowmodels agreeTuesdaymodels agreeWednesdaymodels agreeThursdaymodels agreeFridaymodels agree
Met OfficeUKMO model
18°
Light drizzle
Today 18°·Low 8°·Rain 33%
EuropeanECMWF
18°
Light drizzle
Today 18°·Low 9°·Rain 0%
AmericanNOAA GFS
19°
Cloudy
Today 19°·Low 8°·Rain 6%
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Thurles weather in numbers

from 30 years of measured normals

Thurles swings 16°C across the year, from 18°C highs in June to 2°C lows in January, and October is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 1120 mm of precipitation.

Warmest month
June
18°C average high
Coldest month
January
2°C average low
Wettest month
October
1120 mm a year
Below freezing
Never
overnight lows stay above 0°C
Comfortable
4 months
June, July, August and September
Residents
7,940
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The weather map: all three models at once

Met Office, European, American side by side around Thurles and nearby towns.Live rain radar →
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Thurles hourly forecast: next 14 hours

consensus of the three models

Rain in the next 24 hours, model by model

each model's own hourly precipitation, side by side

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Thurles 10-day forecast, out to 14 days

where the models agree, and where they split
Today
Light drizzle
18° 8°
models agree
Tomorrow
Light drizzle
18° 15°
models agree
Tue
Light drizzle
15° 9°
models agree
Wed
Light drizzle
12° 6°
models agree
Thu
Drizzle
13° 6°
models agree
Fri
Light drizzle
15° 9°
models agree
Sat
Light drizzle
13° 8°
models agree
Sun
Light drizzle
15° 8°
models agree
Mon
Light drizzle
15° 8°
models agree
Tue
Light drizzle
15° 10°
±3°
Wed
Light drizzle
14° 9°
±5°
Thu
Cloudy
12° 7°
models agree
Fri
Cloudy
11° 7°
models agree
Sat
Cloudy
13° 7°
±3°

Thurles, Co. Tipperary is at its warmest in Jun (average highs near 18°C) and coldest in Jan (lows around 2°C), with roughly 1120 mm of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what Met Office, European, American forecast for Thurles right now, and see exactly where they disagree.

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.

Thurles climate by month

average daytime high and overnight low across a typical year (1991-2020)
Jan
7°
2°
Feb
8°
3°
Mar
9°
3°
Apr
11°
5°
May
14°
7°
Jun
18°
9°
Jul
18°
11°
Aug
18°
12°
Sep
16°
9°
Oct
13°
7°
Nov
9°
4°
Dec
8°
4°

Source: 1991-2020 averages, ERA5 for this place adjusted with NASA POWER.

How the weather around Thurles has changed since 1995

Thurles sits in the same roughly 50 km square of NASA's reanalysis as Kilkenny. That square shows no clear change in temperature between 1995-2004 and 2015-2024. See the full 30-year picture on the Kilkenny page.

Which forecast is most accurate in Ireland?

CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
ProviderCheckWeather-scoreTempWindRainRun by
European logo
European ★ Best
90
/100rank #1
94±0.4°C96±1.8 km/h8089% hitECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsReading, United Kingdom
Met Office logo
Met Office
82
/100rank #2
88±0.7°C92±4.2 km/h6782% hitMet Office (United Kingdom)Exeter, United Kingdom
American logo
American
81
/100rank #3
89±0.6°C94±2.8 km/h6279% hitNOAA / NCEP (United States)College Park, Maryland, USA

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.

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Where the models disagree

temperature and rain, judged separately
DayTemperatureRain
Today±1°18° to 19°±33%0% to 33% chance
Tomorrow±1°17° to 19°±28%33% to 61% chance
Tue±1°15° to 15°±63%37% to 100% chance
Wed±1°12° to 13°±11%22% to 33% chance
Thu±1°13° to 14°±58%42% to 100% chance

The 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.

Sunrise and sunset in Thurles

today, local time
Sunrise
07:37
Sunset
19:01
Daylight
11h 24m

Common questions

What's the weather in Thurles today?
Sunday 4 October: Met Office, the European and the American model agree on a high near 18° in Thurles today. Tomorrow: light drizzle, around 18°, with a 61% chance of rain. The forecast on this page refreshes live.
Will it rain in Thurles today or tomorrow?
The models split on rain in Thurles on Monday 5 October: Met Office 33%, European 33%, American 61%. When they disagree like this, treat any single app's answer with caution. On Sunday 4 October the highest chance of rain from any model is 33%. The hourly strip and the model-by-model rain panel above update live.
Which forecast is most accurate for Thurles?
No single model is always right. Met Office, European, American each run their own physics, so we line all three up: when they agree the Thurles forecast is reliable, and when they split you should expect surprises. See our tested IE accuracy scoreboard for how the models compare.
What is the warmest month in Thurles?
June is typically the warmest month in Thurles, with average highs around 18°C.
How cold does Thurles get?
The coldest month in Thurles is January, when overnight lows average about 2°C.
How much rain does Thurles get?
Thurles sees roughly 1120 mm of precipitation a year, with October usually the wettest month.

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