Kerry weather by month & the best time to visit

🇮🇪 Ireland · regional city · oceanic / maritime climate

The best time to visit Kerry is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 62/100), with June and August close behind. Kerry averages about 1,466 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 19°C / 66°F and roughly 105 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

1,466

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

62/100

Rain / year

1,335 mm

Midday UV at peak

5 (moderate)

Population

156k

Elevation

28 m

When is the best time to visit Kerry?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kerry is July, then June and August. The dullest month is January (5/100, 138 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kerry?

Kerry isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,466 hours of sunshine a year. 57 Sunshine Score points separate July (62) from January (5), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #4 of 10 destinations in Ireland for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,418 hours. The year's 1,335 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Shannon Ireland · 71 km · best in Jul · 1,468 h sun/yr
• Cork Ireland · 80 km · best in Jul · 1,693 h sun/yr
• Charlestown Ireland · 198 km · best in Jul · 1,412 h sun/yr
• Dublin Ireland · 259 km · best in Jul · 1,488 h sun/yr
• Belfast United Kingdom · 352 km · best in Jul · 1,263 h sun/yr
• Newquay United Kingdom · 369 km · best in Jul · 1,788 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Inis Oírr Ireland · 98 km · 1,409 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Inis Meáin Ireland · 101 km · 1,409 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Inis Mór Ireland · 103 km · 1,409 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Connemara Ireland · 117 km · 1,410 h sun/yr · best in Jul