Kilkenny weather in November

In November, Kilkenny sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 77 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of November to 7 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Kilkenny's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kilkenny's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
77 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
8:02 AM – 4:26 PM
Cloud cover
76%
2nd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
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 November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical November day in Kilkenny reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 3°C cooler than October and about 2°C warmer than December.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 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
1
wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Kilkenny weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-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 November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32476
42575
52575
62674
72674
82674
92674
102773
112773
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Kilkenny gets around 77 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
442
542
642
742
842
942
1042
1142
1242
1342
1442
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1641
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1940
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2140
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2341
2441
2541
2641
2742
2842
2942
3043

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5991
6991
7991
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10991
11991
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13991
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Wind in November

Winds average 15 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of November to 7 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:35 AM to 8:25 AM, and sunset from 4:50 PM to 4:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:354:50
29.27:364:49
39.17:384:47
49.17:404:45
59.07:424:43
69.07:444:42
78.97:464:40
88.87:484:38
98.87:494:37
108.77:514:35
118.77:534:34
128.67:554:32
138.67:574:31
148.57:594:29
158.58:004:28
168.48:024:26
178.48:044:25
188.38:064:24
198.38:074:23
208.28:094:21
218.28:114:20
228.18:124:19
238.18:144:18
248.08:164:17
258.08:174:16
267.98:194:15
277.98:204:14
287.98:224:14
297.88:234:13
307.88:254:12

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.87 kWh/m².

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 — November's 0.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Kilkenny?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kilkenny.

What to pack for Kilkenny in November

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

In November, Kilkenny sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Kilkenny in November

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in November — 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 November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 1. 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
Nov1Low
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
November 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).