Compare Irish counties
Pick two or three counties to see their rainfall, sunshine and temperatures side by side, month by month.
Carlow gets 1% more rain a year than Kildare (985 mm against 971 mm), with 10 fewer rain days and 19 fewer hours of sunshine. July afternoons average 20°C in Carlow and 20°C in Kildare; January nights 2°C and 2°C.
Rainfall by month
0 50 100 Carlow, Jan: 78 mm Carlow, Feb: 79 mm Carlow, Mar: 84 mm Carlow, Apr: 65 mm Carlow, May: 78 mm Carlow, Jun: 62 mm Carlow, Jul: 85 mm Carlow, Aug: 57 mm Carlow, Sep: 101 mm Carlow, Oct: 127 mm Carlow, Nov: 79 mm Carlow, Dec: 90 mm Kildare, Jan: 79 mm Kildare, Feb: 74 mm Kildare, Mar: 75 mm Kildare, Apr: 72 mm Kildare, May: 77 mm Kildare, Jun: 68 mm Kildare, Jul: 90 mm Kildare, Aug: 58 mm Kildare, Sep: 96 mm Kildare, Oct: 121 mm Kildare, Nov: 76 mm Kildare, Dec: 85 mm Kilkenny, Jan: 82 mm Kilkenny, Feb: 89 mm Kilkenny, Mar: 87 mm Kilkenny, Apr: 66 mm Kilkenny, May: 83 mm Kilkenny, Jun: 62 mm Kilkenny, Jul: 86 mm Kilkenny, Aug: 62 mm Kilkenny, Sep: 108 mm Kilkenny, Oct: 138 mm Kilkenny, Nov: 87 mm Kilkenny, Dec: 96 mm Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daytime high by month
0 5 10 15 Carlow, Jan: 7 °C Carlow, Feb: 9 °C Carlow, Mar: 11 °C Carlow, Apr: 13 °C Carlow, May: 16 °C Carlow, Jun: 18 °C Carlow, Jul: 20 °C Carlow, Aug: 20 °C Carlow, Sep: 17 °C Carlow, Oct: 14 °C Carlow, Nov: 10 °C Carlow, Dec: 9 °C Kildare, Jan: 7 °C Kildare, Feb: 9 °C Kildare, Mar: 11 °C Kildare, Apr: 13 °C Kildare, May: 16 °C Kildare, Jun: 18 °C Kildare, Jul: 20 °C Kildare, Aug: 20 °C Kildare, Sep: 17 °C Kildare, Oct: 14 °C Kildare, Nov: 11 °C Kildare, Dec: 9 °C Kilkenny, Jan: 7 °C Kilkenny, Feb: 9 °C Kilkenny, Mar: 11 °C Kilkenny, Apr: 12 °C Kilkenny, May: 16 °C Kilkenny, Jun: 18 °C Kilkenny, Jul: 19 °C Kilkenny, Aug: 19 °C Kilkenny, Sep: 17 °C Kilkenny, Oct: 14 °C Kilkenny, Nov: 10 °C Kilkenny, Dec: 9 °C Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sunshine by month
0.0 5.0 10.0 Carlow, Jan: 4.1 hours a day Carlow, Feb: 4.3 hours a day Carlow, Mar: 6.2 hours a day Carlow, Apr: 8.2 hours a day Carlow, May: 10.0 hours a day Carlow, Jun: 10.1 hours a day Carlow, Jul: 9.1 hours a day Carlow, Aug: 9.1 hours a day Carlow, Sep: 7.0 hours a day Carlow, Oct: 5.2 hours a day Carlow, Nov: 4.0 hours a day Carlow, Dec: 3.3 hours a day Kildare, Jan: 3.8 hours a day Kildare, Feb: 4.0 hours a day Kildare, Mar: 6.2 hours a day Kildare, Apr: 8.3 hours a day Kildare, May: 10.4 hours a day Kildare, Jun: 10.5 hours a day Kildare, Jul: 9.0 hours a day Kildare, Aug: 9.1 hours a day Kildare, Sep: 7.1 hours a day Kildare, Oct: 5.6 hours a day Kildare, Nov: 4.1 hours a day Kildare, Dec: 3.1 hours a day Kilkenny, Jan: 3.9 hours a day Kilkenny, Feb: 4.3 hours a day Kilkenny, Mar: 6.2 hours a day Kilkenny, Apr: 8.3 hours a day Kilkenny, May: 9.9 hours a day Kilkenny, Jun: 10.0 hours a day Kilkenny, Jul: 9.1 hours a day Kilkenny, Aug: 9.3 hours a day Kilkenny, Sep: 7.0 hours a day Kilkenny, Oct: 5.2 hours a day Kilkenny, Nov: 4.1 hours a day Kilkenny, Dec: 3.4 hours a day Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Rain days by month
0 5 10 15 Carlow, Jan: 13 days Carlow, Feb: 13 days Carlow, Mar: 14 days Carlow, Apr: 13 days Carlow, May: 14 days Carlow, Jun: 11 days Carlow, Jul: 16 days Carlow, Aug: 12 days Carlow, Sep: 13 days Carlow, Oct: 17 days Carlow, Nov: 13 days Carlow, Dec: 14 days Kildare, Jan: 12 days Kildare, Feb: 14 days Kildare, Mar: 14 days Kildare, Apr: 15 days Kildare, May: 15 days Kildare, Jun: 13 days Kildare, Jul: 17 days Kildare, Aug: 12 days Kildare, Sep: 14 days Kildare, Oct: 17 days Kildare, Nov: 14 days Kildare, Dec: 15 days Kilkenny, Jan: 12 days Kilkenny, Feb: 14 days Kilkenny, Mar: 14 days Kilkenny, Apr: 13 days Kilkenny, May: 14 days Kilkenny, Jun: 13 days Kilkenny, Jul: 14 days Kilkenny, Aug: 12 days Kilkenny, Sep: 13 days Kilkenny, Oct: 18 days Kilkenny, Nov: 15 days Kilkenny, Dec: 14 days Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Figures are averages for 2021–2025 at each county town, from the ERA5 weather reanalysis via Open-Meteo. They describe typical lowland weather in each county; hills and exposed coasts are wetter and windier.