Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Beaumont Ireland

In Beaumont, the summers are cool; the winters are long, very cold, and wet; and it is windy and partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 37°F to 66°F and is rarely below 30°F or above 72°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Beaumont for warm-weather activities is from late June to late August.

The warm season lasts for 3.0 months, from June 13 to September 12, with an average daily high temperature above 62°F. The hottest month of the year in Beaumont is July, with an average high of 66°F and low of 53°F.

The cool season lasts for 4.2 months, from November 16 to March 22, with an average daily high temperature below 50°F. The coldest month of the year in Beaumont is February, with an average low of 37°F and high of 47°F.

In Beaumont, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Beaumont begins around April 1 and lasts for 6.3 months, ending around October 9.

The clearest month of the year in Beaumont is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 50% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 9 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around April 1.

The cloudiest month of the year in Beaumont is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 65% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Beaumont varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.2 months, from October 2 to February 8, with a greater than 34% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Beaumont is January, with an average of 12.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.8 months, from February 8 to October 2. The month with the fewest wet days in Beaumont is June, with an average of 8.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Beaumont is January, with an average of 12.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 42% on December 30.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Beaumont experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Beaumont. The month with the most rain in Beaumont is November, with an average rainfall of 3.0 inches.

The month with the least rain in Beaumont is April, with an average rainfall of 1.7 inches.

The length of the day in Beaumont varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 7 hours, 29 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 17 hours, 1 minute of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:55 AM on June 17, and the latest sunrise is 3 hours, 45 minutes later at 8:40 AM on December 29. The earliest sunset is at 4:05 PM on December 12, and the latest sunset is 5 hours, 52 minutes later at 9:57 PM on June 24.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Beaumont during 2024, starting in the spring on March 31, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 27.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Beaumont, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Beaumont experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.6 months, from October 8 to March 27, with average wind speeds of more than 14.0 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Beaumont is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 17.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.4 months, from March 27 to October 8. The calmest month of the year in Beaumont is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.8 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Beaumont varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 1.2 months, from April 23 to May 30 and for 1.4 weeks, from October 4 to October 14, with a peak percentage of 36% on October 11. The wind is most often from the west for 4.2 months, from May 30 to October 4 and for 6.3 months, from October 14 to April 23, with a peak percentage of 42% on August 21.

Beaumont is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.6 months, from June 30 to October 18, with an average temperature above 56°F. The month of the year in Beaumont with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 58°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.4 months, from January 14 to April 27, with an average temperature below 48°F. The month of the year in Beaumont with the coolest water is March, with an average temperature of 46°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Beaumont throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Beaumont for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Beaumont for hot-weather activities is from mid July to early August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Beaumont typically lasts for 7.5 months (230 days), from around April 6 to around November 22, rarely starting before February 16 or after May 3, and rarely ending before October 24 or after December 15.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Beaumont should appear around May 10, only rarely appearing before April 28 or after May 26.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from April 29 to August 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 4.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Beaumont is June, with an average of 5.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from October 23 to February 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Beaumont is December, with an average of 0.5 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Beaumont are 53.391 deg latitude, -6.241 deg longitude, and 167 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Beaumont contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 226 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 142 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,440 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,064 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Beaumont is covered by artificial surfaces (89%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (41%) and water (24%), and within 50 miles by water (45%) and grassland (30%).