Kenmare, #1 on this list · Photo: J. Patrick Fischer (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ireland · 2026

Wettest towns in Ireland

Between them, 4 counties supply the top ten. No town does better on this list than Kenmare, Kerry, at 1,856 mm. Bantry is second at 1,591 mm, and Killarney third at 1,510 mm. Halfway down the list, Stepaside comes in at 937 mm. The bottom of the list is Donabate, with 725 mm.

Rain a year, Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 grid How grades work

#1

Kenmare

Kerry · 2,566 people

1,856 mm Rain a year

Overall A⁻·#59 of 320

Strongest: safety A, hazard risk A⁻·lowest: cost of living C⁺

#2

Bantry

Cork · 2,929 people

1,591 mm Rain a year

Overall A⁻·#65 of 320

Strongest: cost of living A, walkability B⁺·lowest: health C

#3

Killarney

Kerry · 14,412 people

1,510 mm Rain a year

Overall B⁻·#152 of 320

Strongest: health A⁻, jobs & income B⁺·lowest: cost of living C⁻

Photos: Kenmare, J. Patrick Fischer (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Bantry, Colin Park (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Killarney, Ian S (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Irish towns against each other only, run #58 of 4 November 2026. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).