Coolaney Weather in May
Coolaney in May
The short of it: Coolaney in May averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 85 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 15 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 7° · rain 85 mm · daylight 15 h 59 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Coolaney an average May high of 15°, a low of 7° and some 85 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 15°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 85 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 59 min in mid-May, 121 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Coolaney runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Ballysadare, 7 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Coolaney, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BallysadareConnacht | 7 km NE | 15° | 7° | 79 mm |
| BallisodareConnacht | 7 km NE | 15° | 7° | 79 mm |
| CollooneyConnacht | 7 km E | 15° | 7° | 83 mm |
| StrandhillConnacht | 11 km N | 15° | 7° | 77 mm |
| BallymoteConnacht | 11 km SSE | 15° | 7° | 92 mm |
| SligoConnacht | 14 km NE | 15° | 7° | 82 mm |
| Rosses PointConnacht | 15 km N | 15° | 7° | 78 mm |
| TobercurryConnacht | 16 km SSW | 15° | 7° | 89 mm |