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Victoria vs Galway
Comparing Victoria change · Galway change
Victoria and Galway have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Galway is the wetter, with 604 mm more rain a year, and Victoria the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Victoria and Galway, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Victoria: Mild
Galway: Mild
Winters
Winters are similar
Victoria: Chilly
Galway: Chilly
Rain & snow
Galway is wetter
Victoria: Moderate rainfall
Galway: Wet
Sky
Victoria is sunnier
Victoria: Often cloudy
Galway: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Victoria and Galway run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Galway is the wetter — about 604 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Victoria has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Galway | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Difference | +1 | +1 | — | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | — | +1 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 |
| Galway | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 |
| Difference | +1 | +1 | — | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 21 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Galway | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | -1 | — | +1 | +1 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Galway | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| Difference | — | — | — | -1 | -1 | — | +1 | — | -1 | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
| Galway | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| Difference | — | — | — | -1 | -1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Galway | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -1 | — | — | — |
Precipitation (mm) Galway runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 112 | 56 | 52 | 32 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 75 | 123 | 96 |
| Galway | 121 | 133 | 86 | 70 | 70 | 87 | 88 | 99 | 91 | 145 | 141 | 118 |
| Difference | +10 | +76 | +35 | +39 | +45 | +69 | +77 | +82 | +60 | +70 | +18 | +22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 112 | 56 | 52 | 32 | 25 | 18 |
| Galway | 121 | 133 | 86 | 70 | 70 | 87 |
| Difference | +10 | +76 | +35 | +39 | +45 | +69 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 11 | 17 | 31 | 75 | 123 | 96 |
| Galway | 88 | 99 | 91 | 145 | 141 | 118 |
| Difference | +77 | +82 | +60 | +70 | +18 | +22 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 79 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 68 | 66 | 48 | 49 | 53 | 69 | 77 | 80 |
| Galway | 75 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 74 |
| Difference | -5 | +2 | — | +1 | +7 | +13 | +33 | +29 | +21 | +3 | -4 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 79 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 68 | 66 |
| Galway | 75 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 79 |
| Difference | -5 | +2 | — | +1 | +7 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 48 | 49 | 53 | 69 | 77 | 80 |
| Galway | 81 | 78 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 74 |
| Difference | +33 | +29 | +21 | +3 | -4 | -6 |
Relative humidity (%) Galway runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 87 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 86 |
| Galway | 94 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 95 |
| Difference | +7 | +9 | +7 | +5 | +1 | — | +6 | +9 | +10 | +8 | +8 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 87 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 78 |
| Galway | 94 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 80 | 78 |
| Difference | +7 | +9 | +7 | +5 | +1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 75 | 74 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 86 |
| Galway | 81 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 95 |
| Difference | +6 | +9 | +10 | +8 | +8 | +8 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Victoria trends → · Galway trends →
Methodology & sources
Victoria
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Victoria Gonzales CS, a weather station, about 4 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Galway
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 11 years of daily observations at Galway, a weather station, about 2 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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