Kinsale monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Kinsale average temperature chart (Celsius) Kinsale average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Kinsale (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 8.3 8.2 9.9 11.8 14.2 16.9 18.7 18.4 16.4 13.7 10.5 9
°F 46.9 46.8 49.7 53.2 57.5 62.4 65.6 65.1 61.5 56.7 50.8 48.3

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.

Kinsale monthly rainfall chart (mm) Kinsale monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Kinsale (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 127 100 94 63 76 62 65 86 103 111 108 126
inches 5 3.9 3.7 2.5 3 2.4 2.5 3.4 4 4.4 4.3 5
Rainy days 21 19 18 15 17 15 14 18 17 19 19 20

Average annual rainfall in Kinsale: 1163.167mm (457.9 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Kinsale average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Kinsale
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 2 2.6 3.9 5.7 6.6 6.2 5.9 5.6 4.5 3.2 2.5 1.9

Day / night temperatures

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

Kinsale average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Kinsale average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Kinsale (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 3.4 3.3 3.8 4.9 7.1 9.8 11.6 11.5 10.1 8.2 5.2 4.3
Max °C 8.4 8.4 10 12 14.4 17.1 18.9 18.6 16.6 13.9 10.6 9.2
Min °F 38.1 37.9 38.8 40.7 44.7 49.6 52.8 52.6 50.1 46.7 41.4 39.7
Max °F 42.6 42.4 44.4 47.1 51.3 56.1 59.4 59 55.9 51.8 46.2 44.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Kinsale average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Kinsale average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Kinsale in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 10.3 9.7 9.6 10.2 11.7 14.1 16.1 16.8 15.8 14.1 12.2 11
°F 50.5 49.5 49.3 50.3 53.1 57.4 61.1 62.2 60.5 57.4 54 51.7

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Kinsale average winspeed by month (km/h) Kinsale average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Kinsale (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 24 23 23 20 19 17 17 17 19 21 21 23
mph 15 15 14 12 12 11 10 11 12 13 13 14

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.

Kinsale relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Kinsale
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
90% 88% 85% 82% 81% 82% 82% 84% 86% 89% 90% 92%

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Kinsale weather stats

Kinsale weather statistics
Hottest month: July 18.7°C 65.7°F
Driest month: June 62mm 2.4ins
Sunniest month: May 6.6hrs
Coldest month: February 8.2°C 46.8°F
Wettest month: January 127mm 5ins
Warmest sea: August 16.8°C 62.2°F
Map showing location of Kinsale (51.7075, -8.53056) Kinsale map pin © Google

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