Killarney is among the wettest of Irish towns: 1,510 mm of rain a year
In January the night’s low is typically 3.7°C. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 96% of Irish towns. Warming shows here too: 0.2°C more than in 1981–2010, led by April. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for the town’s own square kilometre.
A year in Killarney at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Killarney’s climate
Compared with Irish towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in County Kerry beside it.
What a year in Killarney feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,510 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and June the driest. 2nd wettest of 5 towns of 2,500+ in County Kerry. The wettest month brings about 2.2 times the rain of the driest.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Living with Killarney’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, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Averages smooth over storms, floods and heatwaves; Killarney’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →Met Éireann’s nearest station: Valentia
Valentia is 52 km west of Killarney, the nearest of the 25 synoptic stations where Met Éireann records the weather around the clock. The station stands 24 m above sea level; Killarney’s centre, 36 m.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Air frosts | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.9°C | 5.0°C | 184 mm | 2.0 | 52 |
| February | 10.0°C | 4.9°C | 137 mm | 1.9 | 70 |
| March | 11.0°C | 5.3°C | 114 mm | 1.4 | 118 |
| April | 12.6°C | 6.4°C | 104 mm | 0.2 | 165 |
| May | 14.8°C | 8.6°C | 92 mm | 0.0 | 179 |
| June | 16.7°C | 10.8°C | 100 mm | 0.0 | 168 |
| July | 17.9°C | 12.7°C | 113 mm | 0.0 | 137 |
| August | 18.0°C | 12.5°C | 114 mm | 0.0 | 134 |
| September | 17.0°C | 11.2°C | 126 mm | 0.0 | 117 |
| October | 14.5°C | 9.1°C | 171 mm | 0.0 | 91 |
| November | 11.9°C | 6.9°C | 187 mm | 0.5 | 56 |
| December | 10.5°C | 5.7°C | 176 mm | 1.8 | 40 |
| Year | 13.7°C | 8.3°C | 1,617 mm | 8 | 1,327 |
The table is Valentia’s own record, averaged over 1991–2020 from its daily readings (ours, not a Met Éireann table). The rest of the page is Met Éireann’s 1 km grid at Killarney itself: past 40 km, the station’s frosts and sunshine don’t stand for the town.
How Killarney 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 Kerry.
Warmer than it used to be
Killarney’s 1991–2020 average is 0.2°C warmer than 1981–2010’s. The biggest change is in April (+0.4°C).
A year’s rain is 1,510 mm, up 3% from 1,465 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killarney | 19.8°C | 3.7°C | 1,510 mm |
| Milltown 17 km | 19.4°C about the same | 3.7°C about the same | 1,440 mm |
Killarney 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 | 9.6°C | 3.7°C | 6.6°C | 178 mm |
| February | 10.0°C | 3.6°C | 6.8°C | 133 mm |
| March | 11.5°C | 4.3°C | 7.9°C | 113 mm |
| April | 13.8°C | 5.5°C | 9.6°C | 96 mm |
| May | 16.4°C | 7.9°C | 12.2°C | 86 mm |
| June | 18.6°C | 10.4°C | 14.5°C | 83 mm |
| July | 19.8°C | 12.3°C | 16.0°C | 95 mm |
| August | 19.6°C | 12.1°C | 15.8°C | 100 mm |
| September | 18.0°C | 10.4°C | 14.2°C | 110 mm |
| October | 14.8°C | 8.0°C | 11.4°C | 157 mm |
| November | 11.7°C | 5.7°C | 8.7°C | 182 mm |
| December | 10.0°C | 4.1°C | 7.0°C | 179 mm |
| Year | 14.5°C | 7.3°C | 10.9°C | 1,510 mm |
Where Killarney’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 Killarney’s population centre (0.5 km away).
- Weather station: the nearest of Met Éireann’s 25 synoptic stations, Valentia, 52 km west, from Met Éireann’s station list.
- Frosts and degree days: Valentia’s daily readings, 1991–2020, 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 Killarney’s climate
How warm does Killarney get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.8°C.
How cold does Killarney get in winter?
The coldest nights come in February, averaging 3.6°C. Met Éireann counts frosts only at its weather stations, so there is no frost count for the town itself.
How much rain does Killarney get?
About 1,510 mm a year, more than almost every Irish town. November is the wettest month (182 mm) and June the driest (83 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 Killarney itself. Its nearest synoptic station is Valentia.
Are these figures for Killarney itself?
Yes: they are Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages on its 1 km grid, read at Killarney’s population centre. The nearest of its synoptic weather stations, Valentia, is 52 km 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 Killarney’s population centre. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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