Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Killumney Ireland

In Killumney, the summers are cool and partly cloudy; the winters are long, very cold, wet, and mostly cloudy; and it is windy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 38°F to 66°F and is rarely below 31°F or above 72°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Killumney for warm-weather activities is from late June to late August.

The warm season lasts for 3.0 months, from June 12 to September 12, with an average daily high temperature above 62°F. The hottest month of the year in Killumney is July, with an average high of 65°F and low of 54°F.

The cool season lasts for 4.3 months, from November 15 to March 24, with an average daily high temperature below 51°F. The coldest month of the year in Killumney is February, with an average low of 38°F and high of 47°F.

In Killumney, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Killumney begins around April 1 and lasts for 6.3 months, ending around October 11.

The clearest month of the year in Killumney is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 50% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 11 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around April 1.

The cloudiest month of the year in Killumney is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 68% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Killumney varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.4 months, from October 6 to February 19, with a greater than 37% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Killumney is January, with an average of 13.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.6 months, from February 19 to October 6. The month with the fewest wet days in Killumney is April, with an average of 8.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Killumney is January, with an average of 13.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 46% on January 6.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Killumney experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Killumney. The month with the most rain in Killumney is January, with an average rainfall of 3.8 inches.

The month with the least rain in Killumney is April, with an average rainfall of 2.1 inches.

The length of the day in Killumney varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 7 hours, 46 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 16 hours, 43 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:14 AM on June 16, and the latest sunrise is 3 hours, 27 minutes later at 8:42 AM on December 30. The earliest sunset is at 4:23 PM on December 12, and the latest sunset is 5 hours, 34 minutes later at 9:58 PM on June 24.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Killumney during 2024, starting in the spring on March 31, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 27.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Killumney, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Killumney experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from October 12 to March 26, with average wind speeds of more than 13.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Killumney is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 15.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.5 months, from March 26 to October 12. The calmest month of the year in Killumney is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.4 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Killumney is from the west throughout the year.

Killumney is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.0 months, from June 28 to September 26, with an average temperature above 59°F. The month of the year in Killumney with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 61°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.5 months, from December 13 to April 28, with an average temperature below 51°F. The month of the year in Killumney with the coolest water is March, with an average temperature of 48°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Killumney throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Killumney for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Killumney for hot-weather activities is from mid to late July, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Killumney typically lasts for 8.6 months (262 days), from around March 17 to around December 4, rarely starting before February 14 or after April 22, and rarely ending before October 28 or after January 2.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Killumney should appear around May 14, only rarely appearing before April 30 or after May 29.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from May 3 to August 13, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Killumney is June, with an average of 6.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from October 23 to February 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Killumney is December, with an average of 0.6 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Killumney are 51.867 deg latitude, -8.650 deg longitude, and 167 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Killumney contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 630 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 283 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (879 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,386 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Killumney is covered by grassland (56%) and cropland (35%), within 10 miles by grassland (60%) and cropland (26%), and within 50 miles by grassland (37%) and water (36%).