Cork vs Edinburgh: which is better, month by month

Cork beats Edinburgh in 3 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (57 vs 53) — and they are within 3 points in February to October.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Cork vs Edinburgh — all 12 months

MonthCorkEdinburghWinnerGap
January57Dcold, a little rain, clean air53Dcold, a little rain, clean airCork4
February60Ccold, rainy, clean air60Ccold, a little rain, clean airTie0
March67Ccold, rainy, clean air67Ccold, a little rain, clean airTie0
April76Bcool, a little rain, clean air76Bcold, a little rain, clean airTie0
May83Acool, a little rain, clean air83Acool, a little rain, clean airTie0
June89Anice, a little rain, clean air86Anice, a little rain, clean airTie3
July91Snice, a little rain, clean air90Snice, a little rain, clean airTie1
August87Anice, a little rain, clean air87Anice, a little rain, clean airTie0
September79Bnice, rainy, clean air79Bcool, a little rain, clean airTie0
October69Ccool, rainy, clean air68Ccool, a little rain, clean airTie1
November62Ccold, a little rain, clean air58Dcold, a little rain, clean airCork4
December55Dcold, rainy, clean air51Dcold, a little rain, clean airCork4

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (57 vs 53). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Cork

🇮🇪 Ireland · mild climate

Best month
July 91/100
Months won
3 of 12

Edinburgh

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · mild climate

Best month
July 90/100
Months won
0 of 12

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