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Weather in May in Carlow County

Thinking about venturing to Carlow County this May and curious about the weather conditions to expect? This page holds all the key information you seek, responding to your question:

What is the weather like in Carlow County in May?

Carlow County is a region in Ireland. May in Carlow County generally has mild temperatures, with moderate precipitation.

Temperatures

You can expect mild maximum daytime temperatures of around 16°C and nighttime temperatures around 7°C in Carlow.

Precipitation

May is a moderate rainy month with an average rainfall of around 74 mm in Carlow.

For a closer look at May's conditions in Carlow County, see the map below. For a more detailed look at Carlow County's yearly weather, check out our Carlow County climate page.

Where to go in Carlow County in May

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Carlow County on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in May for the 2 most popular destinations in Carlow County?

Carlow

In May Carlow generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 16°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 7°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are tolerable that month.

Carlow
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
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precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   April April
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13°C 
5°C 
75 mm 
15 days 
16°C 
7°C 
74 mm 
17 days 
June   >> June
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19°C 
10°C 
81 mm 
15 days 
Climate in Carlow

Tullow

In May Tullow generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 16°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 7°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are tolerable that month.

Tullow
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   April April
<<  
13°C 
5°C 
175 hours 
78 mm 
15 days 
16°C 
7°C 
213 hours 
76 mm 
16 days 
June   >> June
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19°C 
10°C 
191 hours 
82 mm 
15 days 
Climate in Tullow

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Is May the best time to visit Carlow County?

Given the typically tolerable weather conditions in Carlow, May might be a good time to visit Carlow County. However, the weather conditions may vary depending on your destination.

Generally speaking, the best visiting conditions can be found in July and August offering mostly perfect weather in Carlow. On the other hand, the weather in January, February and December tend to be poor.

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