Warmest sea in Ireland in February

169 coastal locations in Ireland ranked by their typical February sea temperature. Region-wide average in February: 9.0°C. The top of the list is where to find the warmest swimming this month.

Warmest in February

Schull

9.8°C February mean in Ireland

Regional February average

9.0°C

across all 169 coastal locations in Ireland

Vs annual mean

-3.3°C

below the year-round regional average

What the Ireland sea feels like in February

This water is very cold and can cause pain. We don't recommend you swim in this temperature for anything other than very short swims of 5 to 10 minutes unless you are a very experienced cold water swimmer.

Ireland monthly average 9.0°C to 16.0°C

Warmest month August 16.0°C
Coldest month February 9.0°C
Annual mean 12.3°C
Months above 20°C 0 of 12

Where February fits in the year

February sits inside the regional pattern shown on the left. Pick a different month to see how the ranking shifts.

All twelve Ireland month rankings:

Ireland sea temperature map (live)

The map shows today's latest reading at every Ireland location. The list below is based on the typical February mean, useful for trip planning weeks or months ahead.

Zoom in to see individual locations. Click a pin for water temperatures. View list →

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Top 50 warmest Ireland locations in February

Sorted by the typical February mean built from a decade of daily readings at each location. Click any place for its 30-day chart, monthly profile, and full 10-year history.

#	Location	Country	February mean
1	Schull	Ireland	9.8°C
2	Baltimore County Cork	Ireland	9.8°C
3	Castletownshend County Cork	Ireland	9.8°C
4	Crookhaven County Cork	Ireland	9.8°C
5	Dunmanus County Cork	Ireland	9.8°C
6	Bantry	Ireland	9.8°C
7	Garretstown Beach	Ireland	9.8°C
8	Kilbrittain	Ireland	9.8°C
9	Kinsale	Ireland	9.8°C
10	Clonakilty	Ireland	9.7°C
11	Derrynane	Ireland	9.7°C
12	Ballinskelligs Bay County Kerry	Ireland	9.7°C
13	Cahersiveen County Kerry	Ireland	9.7°C
14	Knights Town County Kerry	Ireland	9.7°C
15	Knightstown Contae Chiarraí	Ireland	9.7°C
16	Portmagee County Kerry	Ireland	9.7°C
17	Waterville County Kerry	Ireland	9.7°C
18	Ardmore	Ireland	9.6°C
19	Ballycotton County Cork	Ireland	9.6°C
20	Garryvoe	Ireland	9.6°C
21	Youghal	Ireland	9.6°C
22	Cork City County Cork	Ireland	9.6°C
23	Crosshaven County Cork	Ireland	9.6°C
24	Marino Point County Cork	Ireland	9.6°C
25	Ringaskiddy County Cork	Ireland	9.6°C

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26	Roberts Cove County Cork	Ireland	9.6°C
27	Carrigaline	Ireland	9.6°C
28	Cobh	Ireland	9.6°C
29	Cork	Ireland	9.6°C
30	Myrtleville	Ireland	9.6°C
31	Passage West	Ireland	9.6°C
32	Smerwick Harbour County Kerry	Ireland	9.6°C
33	Glengarriff	Ireland	9.5°C
34	Kenmare	Ireland	9.5°C
35	Courtmacsherry County Cork	Ireland	9.5°C
36	Dingle	Ireland	9.5°C
37	Kilmore Quay	Ireland	9.5°C
38	Ballycrovane Harbour County Cork	Ireland	9.5°C
39	Castletown Bearhaven County Cork	Ireland	9.5°C
40	Castletownbere County Cork	Ireland	9.5°C
41	Inishgort County Galway	Ireland	9.4°C
42	Clonakilty Bay County Cork	Ireland	9.4°C
43	Clonea	Ireland	9.4°C
44	Cromane Point County Kerry	Ireland	9.4°C
45	Dungarvan	Ireland	9.4°C
46	Duncannon	Ireland	9.4°C
47	Dunmore East	Ireland	9.4°C
48	Inch Beach	Ireland	9.4°C
49	Tramore	Ireland	9.4°C
50	Ballyheige County Kerry	Ireland	9.4°C

Coldest 10 in Ireland in February

Same data the other way. Helpful if you want to know which Ireland coasts to avoid for swimming in February.

#	Location	Country	February mean
1	Blackrock County Louth	Ireland	7.7°C
2	Soldiers Point County Louth	Ireland	7.7°C
3	Drogheda	Ireland	7.9°C
4	Dunany Point County Louth	Ireland	8.0°C
5	Greenore County Louth	Ireland	8.0°C
6	Balbriggan	Ireland	8.2°C
7	Bettystown	Ireland	8.2°C
8	Carlingford	Ireland	8.2°C
9	Dundalk	Ireland	8.2°C
10	Laytown	Ireland	8.2°C