Kilsheelan has some of the warmest summer afternoons among Irish towns
January mornings start at about 2.8°C. Of all months, November brings the most rain and July the least. None of its 4 nearest neighbours gets more rain. The outdoor season runs from June to September, with highs of 18–21°C.
Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for the town’s own square kilometre.
A year in Kilsheelan at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Kilsheelan’s climate
Compared with Irish towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in County Tipperary beside it.
What a year in Kilsheelan feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,164 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. 2nd wettest of 10 towns of 2,500+ in County Tipperary. The wettest month brings about 1.8 times the rain of the driest.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Living with Kilsheelan’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; Kilsheelan’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →Met Éireann’s nearest station: Moore Park
Moore Park is 52 km south-west of Kilsheelan, the nearest of the 25 synoptic stations where Met Éireann records the weather around the clock. The station stands 46 m above sea level; Kilsheelan’s centre, 16 m.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Air frosts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.0°C | 2.4°C | 111 mm | 8.8 |
| February | 9.1°C | 2.1°C | 77 mm | 8.7 |
| March | 10.7°C | 2.4°C | 78 mm | 7.6 |
| April | 13.3°C | 4.3°C | 67 mm | 2.8 |
| May | 15.9°C | 7.0°C | 61 mm | 0.3 |
| June | 18.6°C | 9.7°C | 76 mm | 0.0 |
| July | 19.8°C | 11.5°C | 77 mm | 0.0 |
| August | 19.2°C | 10.9°C | 90 mm | 0.0 |
| September | 17.5°C | 9.0°C | 77 mm | 0.1 |
| October | 14.4°C | 6.7°C | 107 mm | 1.1 |
| November | 10.9°C | 4.0°C | 107 mm | 5.3 |
| December | 9.3°C | 2.9°C | 113 mm | 8.3 |
| Year | 14.0°C | 6.1°C | 1,041 mm | 43 |
The table is Moore Park’s own record, averaged over 2004–2020 from its daily readings (ours, not a Met Éireann table). The rest of the page is Met Éireann’s 1 km grid at Kilsheelan itself: past 40 km, the station’s frosts and sunshine don’t stand for the town.
How Kilsheelan 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 Tipperary.
Warmer than it used to be
Kilsheelan’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 1,164 mm, up 2% from 1,140 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.
Kilsheelan and its neighbours
Every town next door is within half a degree of Kilsheelan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilsheelan | 20.5°C | 2.8°C | 1,164 mm |
| Clonmel 8.5 km | 20.4°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 986 mm |
| Carrick-on-Suir 12 km | 20.5°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 1,075 mm |
| Fethard 14 km | 20.2°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 959 mm |
| Piltown 17 km | 20.5°C about the same | 2.6°C about the same | 1,081 mm |
Each town’s colour is Met Éireann’s 1 km grid at its own centre, so towns a few kilometres apart can differ.
Kilsheelan 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 | 9.1°C | 2.8°C | 6.0°C | 127 mm |
| February | 9.6°C | 2.7°C | 6.2°C | 92 mm |
| March | 11.3°C | 3.6°C | 7.4°C | 89 mm |
| April | 13.7°C | 5.0°C | 9.3°C | 80 mm |
| May | 16.5°C | 7.5°C | 12.0°C | 75 mm |
| June | 19.0°C | 10.2°C | 14.6°C | 78 mm |
| July | 20.5°C | 12.1°C | 16.3°C | 73 mm |
| August | 20.3°C | 11.7°C | 16.0°C | 83 mm |
| September | 18.2°C | 9.8°C | 14.0°C | 84 mm |
| October | 14.7°C | 7.3°C | 11.0°C | 128 mm |
| November | 11.4°C | 4.6°C | 8.0°C | 131 mm |
| December | 9.4°C | 3.2°C | 6.3°C | 125 mm |
| Year | 14.5°C | 6.7°C | 10.6°C | 1,164 mm |
Where Kilsheelan’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 Kilsheelan’s population centre (0.5 km away).
- Weather station: the nearest of Met Éireann’s 25 synoptic stations, Moore Park, 52 km south-west, from Met Éireann’s station list.
- Frosts and degree days: Moore Park’s daily readings, 2004–2020, 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 Kilsheelan’s climate
How warm does Kilsheelan get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 20.5°C.
How cold does Kilsheelan get in winter?
February nights average 2.7°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 Kilsheelan get?
About 1,164 mm a year, more than 83% of Irish towns. November is the wettest month (131 mm) and July the driest (73 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 Kilsheelan itself. Its nearest synoptic station is Moore Park.
Are these figures for Kilsheelan itself?
Yes: they are Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages on its 1 km grid, read at Kilsheelan’s population centre. The nearest of its synoptic weather stations, Moore Park, is 52 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 Kilsheelan’s population centre. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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