
Ireland was one of only a few countries to be below the European average.
January 2025 was the hottest on record globally.
Temperatures were 0.79 degrees Celsius above the 1991 to 2020 global averages for the month, according to a new report by the EU’s Climate Change Service.
Average temperatures in Europe were 2.5 degrees above the long term average, however Ireland was one of a few countries which was below average.
Offaly's Cathal Nolan, Founder of Ireland’s Weather Channel, says the cold snap after the new year and Storm Eowyn impacted Ireland's result: