Killarney Weather in May
Killarney in May
The short of it: Killarney in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 8° · rain 86 mm · daylight 15 h 40 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Killarney brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 8°, with about 86 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 15°, nights near 8°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the driest month of the year, only 86 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 15 h 40 min in mid-May, 110 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Killarney runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Baile an Mhuilinn, 17 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Killarney, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° warmer, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baile an MhuilinnMunster | 17 km NW | 15° | 8° | 120 mm |
| KillorglinMunster | 19 km WNW | 16° | 8° | 120 mm |
| CastleislandMunster | 20 km N | 15° | 8° | 90 mm |
| RathmoreMunster | 20 km E | 14° | 7° | 76 mm |
| KenmareMunster | 20 km SSW | 15° | 8° | 93 mm |
| TraleeMunster | 27 km NNW | 16° | 8° | 121 mm |
| MillstreetMunster | 31 km E | 15° | 7° | 65 mm |
| AbbeyfealeMunster | 38 km NNE | 15° | 8° | 80 mm |