January in Kinsale — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 4.9/10January averages 6°C (43°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 109 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 13 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 4.9/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 8.3/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Kinsale — 3.4 points higher on the same scale.
February in Kinsale — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5/10February averages 8°C (47°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 138 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 13 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 5/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 8.3/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Kinsale — 3.3 points higher on the same scale.
March in Kinsale — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.8/10March averages 8°C (47°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 131 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 19 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 5.8/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 8.3/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Kinsale — 2.5 points higher on the same scale.
April in Kinsale — reliably good (5th best month)
Good · 7.2/10April averages 9°C (49°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 85 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 22 sunny days and 13.9 hours of daylight.
It scores 7.2/10 here, 5th of 12 months, against 8.3/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
May in Kinsale — reliably good (4th best month)
Good · 7.5/10May averages 12°C (54°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 93 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 25 sunny days and 15.7 hours of daylight.
It scores 7.5/10 here, 4th of 12 months, against 8.3/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
June in Kinsale — reliably good (2nd best month)
Good · 8.2/10June averages 14°C (58°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 79 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 24 sunny days and 16.6 hours of daylight.
It scores 8.2/10 here, 2nd of 12 months, against 8.3/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
July in Kinsale — reliably good (3rd best month)
Good · 8.2/10July averages 16°C (61°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 84 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 26 sunny days and 16.1 hours of daylight.
It scores 8.2/10 here, 3rd of 12 months, against 8.3/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
August in Kinsale — the year's strongest window
Best window · 8.3/10August averages 16°C (61°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 80 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 26 sunny days and 14.6 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Kinsale at 8.3/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
September in Kinsale — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.9/10September averages 14°C (58°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
At 136 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 20 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 6.9/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 8.3/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
October in Kinsale — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.4/10October averages 12°C (54°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
208 mm of rain puts this in monsoon territory — about 16 sunny days across the whole month, and multi-day washouts are normal.
It scores 5.4/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 8.3/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Kinsale — 2.9 points higher on the same scale.
November in Kinsale — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.2/10November averages 9°C (49°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 127 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 13 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 5.2/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 8.3/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Kinsale — 3.1 points higher on the same scale.
December in Kinsale — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 4.5/10December averages 8°C (46°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 133 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 9 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 4.5/10 here, 12th of 12 months, against 8.3/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Kinsale — 3.8 points higher on the same scale.
