Killygordon has cooler summers than 94% of Irish towns
In January the night’s low is typically 2.1°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 17°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 89% of Irish towns. Central heating does most of its work from November to April, in months below 10°C on average.
Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for the town’s own square kilometre.
A year in Killygordon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Killygordon’s climate
Compared with Irish towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in County Donegal beside it.
What a year in Killygordon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,235 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and May the driest. 6th wettest of 7 towns of 2,500+ in County Donegal. The wettest month brings about 1.9 times the rain of the driest.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Living with Killygordon’s climate
What the averages mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
Highs of 17–27°C with lows of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Averages smooth over storms, floods and heatwaves; Killygordon’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →Met Éireann’s nearest station: Finner
Finner is 49 km south-west of Killygordon, the nearest of the 25 synoptic stations where Met Éireann records the weather around the clock.
| Distance from the town | 49 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 33 m |
| Town altitude (its centre) | 18 m |
The figures on this page are not this station’s readings: they are Met Éireann’s 1 km grid at Killygordon itself, which it builds from its whole network of stations.
How Killygordon compares
Against the 321 Irish towns and city neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from Met Éireann’s grid at its own centre, and its place among towns of 2,500+ in County Donegal.
Warmer than it used to be
Killygordon’s 1991–2020 average is 0.2°C warmer than 1981–2010’s. The biggest change is in February (+0.4°C).
A year’s rain is 1,235 mm, up 3% from 1,197 mm.
Change by month
The two periods share 1991–2010, so the gap is a decade’s step, not the change between two separate 30-year periods.
Killygordon and its neighbours
Every town next door is within half a degree of Killygordon in January and July. Choose a measure to recolour the map; tap a town for its climate.
The towns next door, side by side
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 19 km: a hill, a valley or the sea can make a real difference over a short distance.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killygordon | 19.1°C | 2.1°C | 1,235 mm |
| Ballybofey-Stranorlar 6.1 km | 19.1°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 1,395 mm |
| Convoy 7.7 km | 18.9°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 1,336 mm |
| Raphoe 10 km | 18.7°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 1,245 mm |
| Lifford 13 km | 19.1°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 1,070 mm |
| Letterkenny 18 km | 18.8°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 1,280 mm |
Each town’s colour is Met Éireann’s 1 km grid at its own centre, so towns a few kilometres apart can differ.
Killygordon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, for the town itself (Met Éireann’s 1 km grid).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.9°C | 2.1°C | 5.0°C | 139 mm |
| February | 8.6°C | 2.1°C | 5.4°C | 110 mm |
| March | 10.3°C | 3.0°C | 6.6°C | 95 mm |
| April | 12.9°C | 4.5°C | 8.7°C | 76 mm |
| May | 15.7°C | 6.8°C | 11.2°C | 75 mm |
| June | 17.9°C | 9.5°C | 13.7°C | 78 mm |
| July | 19.1°C | 11.4°C | 15.2°C | 87 mm |
| August | 18.9°C | 11.2°C | 15.0°C | 94 mm |
| September | 16.9°C | 9.3°C | 13.1°C | 91 mm |
| October | 13.5°C | 6.7°C | 10.1°C | 117 mm |
| November | 10.3°C | 4.2°C | 7.2°C | 130 mm |
| December | 8.3°C | 2.4°C | 5.3°C | 145 mm |
| Year | 13.3°C | 6.1°C | 9.7°C | 1,235 mm |
Where Killygordon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature and rain: Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages on its 1 km grid (Climatological Notes 22 and 23), read at the grid point nearest Killygordon’s population centre (0.4 km away).
- Weather station: the nearest of Met Éireann’s 25 synoptic stations, Finner, 49 km south-west, from Met Éireann’s station list.
- Frosts and degree days: Finner’s daily readings, 2011–2020, in the station table only: past 40 km they don’t stand for the town.
- Then and now: Met Éireann’s 1981–2010 averages on the same 1 km grid, at the same point.
- Altitudes: the town’s ground from the Copernicus GLO-30 surface model (a few metres high in built-up places), the station’s from Met Éireann.
- Comparisons: every Irish town and city neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, read the same way; the five city totals are left out.
- Not on this page: sunshine, frost days, warm days, snow and wind. Met Éireann publishes no 1991–2020 grid for them, only tables for its stations, so no town has a figure of its own.
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Questions about Killygordon’s climate
How warm does Killygordon get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 19.1°C.
How cold does Killygordon get in winter?
January nights average 2.1°C, the coldest of the year. Met Éireann counts frosts only at its weather stations, so there is no frost count for the town itself.
How much rain does Killygordon get?
About 1,235 mm a year, more than 89% of Irish towns. December is the wettest month (145 mm) and May the driest (75 mm).
How sunny is it?
Met Éireann publishes its 1991–2020 sunshine averages for its weather stations only, not on the 1 km grid this page reads, so there is no sunshine figure for Killygordon itself. Its nearest synoptic station is Finner.
Are these figures for Killygordon itself?
Yes: they are Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages on its 1 km grid, read at Killygordon’s population centre. The nearest of its synoptic weather stations, Finner, is 49 km south-west.
Where do these figures come from?
Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 climate averages, published as maps of Ireland in 1 km squares (Climatological Notes 22 and 23); the page reads the square at Killygordon’s population centre. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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