Killarney weather in July

In July, Killarney sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 95 mm of rain across 14.4 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 24 min at the start of July to 15 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Killarney's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Killarney's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:42 AM – 8:45 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Killarney is town in County Kerry, Ireland.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical July day in Killarney reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Killarney

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

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

Killarney weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 11916.90.681.0
Feb / 10014.30.69.61.2
Mar10° / 9114.40.511.51.8
Apr12° / 93140.213.62.6
May14° / 9915.8015.43.4
Jun16° / 9014.3016.44.3
Jul18° / 11°9514.40164.9
Aug17° / 11°9915014.44.7
Sep16° / 8312.6012.44.3
Oct13° / 11515.3010.43.1
Nov10° / 11215.30.18.51.8
Dec / 12516.50.57.61.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Killarney gets around 95 mm of rain over 14.4 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 46% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181181
280191
379201
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677221
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Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July.

Across July, 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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 min at the start of July to 15 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:28 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 8:55 PM to 8:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.44:288:55
216.44:298:54
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416.44:308:54
516.44:318:53
616.44:328:53
716.34:338:52
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916.34:348:51
1016.34:358:50
1116.24:368:50
1216.24:378:49
1316.24:388:48
1416.14:408:47
1516.14:418:46
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1716.04:438:44
1816.04:448:43
1915.94:468:42
2015.94:478:41
2115.94:488:40
2215.84:508:39
2315.84:518:37
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2615.64:558:33
2715.64:578:32
2815.54:588:30
2915.55:008:29
3015.45:018:27
3115.45:038:26

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Killarney?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Killarney for sightseeing.

What to pack for Killarney in July

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

In July, Killarney sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Killarney in July

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 55 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in March 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
Jan10Bracing
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Jun14Bracing
Jul15Cool
Aug16Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct14Bracing
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UV index in Killarney in July

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Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Killarney 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
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Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
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Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Killarney?

Killarney sits at 52.1°N, 9.5°W, 0 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Tralee, 27 km away.

TraleeDingleBallincolligCorkDouglasCarrigalineLimerickEnnis

Topography around Killarney

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Killarney has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 963 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,051 m.

The land around Killarney is covered by grassland (48%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
963 m
80 km
1,051 m
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July weather nearby: Tralee 27 km · Dingle 53 km · Ballincollig 66 km · Cork 73 km · Douglas 76 km · Carrigaline 81 km · Limerick 90 km · Ennis 94 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 Killarney (52.0598°, -9.5086°, elevation 0 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).