Kilkenny monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Kilkenny

Kilkenny average temperature chart (Celsius) Kilkenny average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Kilkenny (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 7.6 7.9 9.8 11.9 14.6 17.6 19.3 19.1 16.8 13.7 9.9 8.3
°F 45.7 46.1 49.6 53.5 58.3 63.7 66.8 66.4 62.2 56.6 49.9 47

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Kilkenny monthly rainfall chart (mm) Kilkenny monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Kilkenny (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 94 71 68 56 67 54 59 74 83 91 81 97
inches 3.7 2.8 2.7 2.2 2.6 2.1 2.3 2.9 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.8
Rainy days 19 16 16 15 17 15 14 16 16 18 17 18

Average annual rainfall in Kilkenny: 937.833mm (369.2 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Kilkenny

Kilkenny average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Kilkenny
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 2 2.6 3.7 5.4 6.1 5.8 5.3 5.1 4.3 3.1 2.6 1.8

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Kilkenny average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Kilkenny average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Kilkenny (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 1.9 2 2.7 3.7 6 8.8 10.7 10.3 8.4 6.6 3.3 2.6
Max °C 7.8 8 10 12.2 14.9 17.9 19.6 19.3 17 13.9 10.1 8.5
Min °F 35.3 35.6 36.8 38.6 42.7 47.8 51.2 50.5 47.1 43.8 37.9 36.6
Max °F 40.6 41 43.3 46.2 50.7 55.9 59.2 58.6 54.9 50.4 44.1 41.9

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Kilkenny average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Kilkenny average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Kilkenny in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 9.6 8.9 8.7 9.4 11.1 13.5 15.6 16.3 15.6 14.1 12.3 10.7
°F 49.3 48 47.7 48.9 52 56.3 60 61.3 60.1 57.3 54.1 51.3

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Kilkenny average winspeed by month (km/h) Kilkenny average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Kilkenny (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 17 17 17 15 14 13 12 13 14 15 15 17
mph 11 10 11 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 10

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Kilkenny relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Kilkenny
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
90% 86% 83% 80% 79% 80% 80% 82% 85% 88% 90% 91%

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Kilkenny weather stats

Kilkenny weather statistics
Hottest month: July 19.3°C 66.7°F
Driest month: June 54mm 2.1ins
Sunniest month: May 6.1hrs
Coldest month: January 7.6°C 45.7°F
Wettest month: December 97mm 3.8ins
Warmest sea: August 16.3°C 61.3°F
Map showing location of Kilkenny (52.65417, -7.25222) Kilkenny map pin © Google

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