Killala sits near the bottom of Irish towns for July heat
On a normal January night the air cools to about 3.2°C. Only 15°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 91% of Irish towns. Plan time outside from June to August, when highs sit at 17–18°C.
Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for the town’s own square kilometre.
A year in Killala at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Killala’s climate
Compared with Irish towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in County Mayo beside it.
What a year in Killala feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
10 frosts and 3 days of 25°C a year
Air frosts come mostly from December to March, most of all in January (about 3).
Air frosts by month
Average nights below 0°C
Counted from Newport’s daily readings, 2005–2020, 40 km south-west of Killala: Met Éireann publishes these for its stations only. At that distance, read them as the area’s climate.
About 1,272 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. 6th wettest of 7 towns of 2,500+ in County Mayo. The wettest month brings about 1.9 times the rain of the driest. Newport records 1 mm or more on about 223 days a year, and 10 mm on about 58.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Heating a home in Killala
85% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 15.5°C over a year.
Living with Killala’s climate
What the averages mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
In half of years the last air frost at Newport comes by 21 February and the first by 3 December: about 285 frost-free days in between.
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; Killala’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →Met Éireann’s nearest station: Newport
Newport is 40 km south-west of Killala, the nearest of the 25 synoptic stations where Met Éireann records the weather around the clock. The station stands 22 m above sea level; Killala’s centre, 3 m.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Air frosts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6°C | 3.6°C | 174 mm | 3.0 |
| February | 8.9°C | 3.5°C | 152 mm | 2.6 |
| March | 10.5°C | 4.0°C | 129 mm | 1.8 |
| April | 13.4°C | 5.7°C | 85 mm | 0.1 |
| May | 15.5°C | 8.0°C | 101 mm | 0.0 |
| June | 17.7°C | 10.5°C | 93 mm | 0.0 |
| July | 18.6°C | 12.0°C | 115 mm | 0.0 |
| August | 18.0°C | 11.9°C | 144 mm | 0.0 |
| September | 16.7°C | 10.5°C | 150 mm | 0.0 |
| October | 14.2°C | 8.4°C | 148 mm | 0.0 |
| November | 10.7°C | 5.7°C | 186 mm | 0.5 |
| December | 9.0°C | 4.3°C | 194 mm | 1.9 |
| Year | 13.5°C | 7.3°C | 1,669 mm | 10 |
The table is Newport’s own record, averaged over 2005–2020 from its daily readings (ours, not a Met Éireann table). The temperatures and rain elsewhere on this page are Met Éireann’s 1 km grid at Killala itself; the frosts and degree days are this station’s.
How Killala 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 Mayo.
Warmer than it used to be
Killala’s 1991–2020 average is 0.2°C warmer than 1981–2010’s. The biggest change is in January (+0.3°C).
A year’s rain is 1,272 mm, up 4% from 1,218 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.
Killala and its neighbours
Ballina has the coldest January nights next door (2.7°C, 0.5°C colder). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killala | 18.2°C | 3.2°C | 1,272 mm |
| Enniscrone 8.4 km | 18.1°C about the same | 3.1°C about the same | 1,198 mm |
| Ballina 12 km | 18.5°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.5°C colder | 1,208 mm |
| Crossmolina 14 km | 18.6°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 1,326 mm |
Each town’s colour is Met Éireann’s 1 km grid at its own centre, so towns a few kilometres apart can differ.
Killala 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 | 8.5°C | 3.2°C | 5.9°C | 136 mm |
| February | 9.0°C | 3.1°C | 6.0°C | 111 mm |
| March | 10.3°C | 4.0°C | 7.1°C | 96 mm |
| April | 12.6°C | 5.4°C | 9.0°C | 76 mm |
| May | 15.2°C | 7.6°C | 11.4°C | 77 mm |
| June | 17.1°C | 10.1°C | 13.6°C | 76 mm |
| July | 18.2°C | 11.8°C | 15.0°C | 87 mm |
| August | 18.1°C | 11.8°C | 14.9°C | 96 mm |
| September | 16.6°C | 10.3°C | 13.4°C | 98 mm |
| October | 13.6°C | 7.8°C | 10.7°C | 126 mm |
| November | 10.7°C | 5.4°C | 8.0°C | 145 mm |
| December | 8.9°C | 3.6°C | 6.2°C | 148 mm |
| Year | 13.2°C | 7.0°C | 10.1°C | 1,272 mm |
How much a month can swing
December swings the most: over 16 years its average ranged from 2.3°C (2010) to 8.2°C (2015). September is the most reliable, staying within 2.5°C.
Where Killala’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast: the town’s own from Met Éireann’s grid, the frosts and degree days from its nearest station.
- 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 Killala’s population centre (0.5 km away).
- Weather station: the nearest of Met Éireann’s 25 synoptic stations, Newport, 40 km south-west, from Met Éireann’s station list.
- Frosts and degree days: Newport’s daily readings from Met Éireann (clidata.met.ie), 2005–2020, averaged by month: a month counts when 27 or more of its days were read (rain and sunshine: every day), and a figure needs 10 such years.
- 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 at this station, snow and wind. Met Éireann publishes none of them on a grid; the frosts here are its nearest station’s, not the town’s own.
Met Éireann 30-year averages · Met Éireann open data. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Questions about Killala’s climate
How warm does Killala get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 18.2°C.
How cold does Killala get in winter?
The coldest nights come in February, averaging 3.1°C. At Newport, the nearest Met Éireann station, the air drops below 0°C on about 10 nights a year (2005–2020).
How much rain does Killala get?
About 1,272 mm a year, more than 91% of Irish towns. December is the wettest month (148 mm) and June the driest (76 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 Killala itself. Its nearest synoptic station is Newport.
Are these figures for Killala itself?
Partly. The temperatures and rain are Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages on its 1 km grid, read at Killala’s population centre; the frosts, degree days and year-to-year swings are those of Newport, 40 km south-west, the nearest of its synoptic stations.
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 Killala’s population centre. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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