Kilkenny weather in June

In June, Kilkenny sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 70 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 16.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of June to 16 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kilkenny's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kilkenny's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
16 h 36 min
4:12 AM – 8:47 PM
Cloud cover
79%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Kilkenny is city in County Kilkenny, Ireland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
807/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical June day in Kilkenny reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 1°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Kilkenny

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kilkenny weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7112.80.681.1
Feb / 5811.40.89.51.2
Mar10° / 5811.60.711.51.9
Apr12° / 6512.5013.62.9
May15° / 6512.9015.53.9
Jun17° / 10°7011.8016.55.0
Jul19° / 12°6512.5016.15.3
Aug18° / 11°7111.8014.55.4
Sep16° / 10°6110.7012.44.8
Oct13° / 7812.3010.33.3
Nov10° / 7712.10.18.52.0
Dec / 7713.40.57.51.2

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32377
42377
52278
62278
72179
82080
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kilkenny gets around 70 mm of rain over 11.8 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
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543
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742
842
941
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1935
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2136
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3041

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29550
39550
49550
59550
69460
79460
89460
99370
109370
119280
129280
139190
149190
1590100
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2286140
2385150
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2582171
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2781181
2880191
2979201
3078211

Wind in June

Winds average 13 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
212light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min at the start of June to 16 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:20 AM to 4:15 AM, and sunset from 8:33 PM to 8:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.24:208:33
216.34:198:35
316.34:188:36
416.34:178:37
516.44:168:38
616.44:168:39
716.44:158:40
816.44:158:41
916.54:148:42
1016.54:148:43
1116.54:138:43
1216.54:138:44
1316.54:128:45
1416.64:128:45
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.91 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 4.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 4.91 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Kilkenny?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Kilkenny for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kilkenny in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Kilkenny sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kilkenny in June

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 59 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug16Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Kilkenny in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kilkenny peaks around August 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
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Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kilkenny?

Kilkenny sits at 52.7°N, 7.3°W, 48 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Carlow, 30 km away.

CarlowPortlaoiseWaterfordCluain MealaWexfordDroichead NuaTullamoreNaas

Topography around Kilkenny

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kilkenny.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kilkenny has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 330 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 928 m.

The land around Kilkenny is covered by grassland (50%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
330 m
80 km
928 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Carlow 30 km · Portlaoise 42 km · Waterford 45 km · Cluain Meala 45 km · Wexford 65 km · Droichead Nua 66 km · Tullamore 71 km · Naas 74 km

Ireland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$131,592
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
96%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 69%none 15%Protestant 4%Orthodox 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kilkenny (52.6542°, -7.2522°, elevation 48 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).