Donegal Sea Temperature in May

Looking to find out what the average sea water temperature in Donegal is for May? Find out what the lowest, highest, and average water temperatures are for Donegal over the past 10 years.

Average water temperature in Donegal for May

The average, high, and low temperatures below should help you if you can swim in the water in Donegal in May.

11.32° C

(52.38° F)

  • highest: 14.7° C (58.46° F)
  • lowest: 8.61° C (47.5° F)

Water at this temperature is cold and will feel very cold initially, but the body will get used to it and longer swims are possible. Experienced swimmers can manage several hours of swimming, however hypothermia is still a very big risk.

Water temperature range by day in May in Donegal

The chart below shows the range of low and high temperatures by day for the month of May in Donegal.

Water temperatures for May in Donegal in recent years

Day 2024 2023 2022 2021
1 11.17° C 11.05° C 11.24° C 10.42° C
2 11.58° C 10.98° C 11.32° C 10.6° C
3 11.85° C 10.93° C 11.32° C 10.59° C
4 11.79° C 10.99° C 11.23° C 10.13° C
5 0° C 11.26° C 11.33° C 9.98° C
6 0° C 11.6° C 11.48° C 10.03° C
7 0° C 11.74° C 11.6° C 10.12° C
8 0° C 11.79° C 11.89° C 10.14° C
9 0° C 11.86° C 11.96° C 10.16° C
10 0° C 11.94° C 12.02° C 10.37° C
11 0° C 11.81° C 12.07° C 10.34° C
12 0° C 12.5° C 12.03° C 10.36° C
13 0° C 12.38° C 12° C 10.62° C
14 0° C 12.14° C 12.34° C 10.69° C
15 0° C 12.28° C 12.59° C 10.84° C
16 0° C 12.41° C 12.73° C 10.89° C
17 0° C 12.56° C 12.62° C 11.17° C
18 0° C 12.75° C 12.49° C 11.36° C
19 0° C 12.7° C 12.44° C 11.34° C
20 0° C 12.61° C 12.35° C 11.34° C
21 0° C 13.03° C 12.32° C 11.09° C
22 0° C 13.11° C 12.44° C 11.07° C
23 0° C 13.16° C 12.55° C 10.82° C
24 0° C 13.28° C 12.65° C 10.74° C
25 0° C 13.52° C 12.63° C 11.02° C
26 0° C 13.84° C 12.36° C 11.34° C
27 0° C 13.82° C 12.49° C 11.99° C
28 0° C 14.1° C 12.83° C 12.13° C
29 0° C 14.29° C 12.84° C 12.24° C
30 0° C 14.53° C 12.68° C 12.54° C
31 0° C 14.68° C 12.62° C 12.66° C

Water temperature in May for locations near Donegal

Bundoran

Ireland, Europe

13.83 miles away

Killybegs

Ireland, Europe

13.86 miles away

Mullaghmore

Ireland, Europe

18.83 miles away

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Donegal comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature.

The water temperature data is constructed by combining observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys, and Argo floats) on a regular global grid. A spatially complete sea surface temperature map is then built by interpolating to fill in gaps in the data.

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  • "Donegal Sea Temperature in May". SeaTemperatures.net. Accessed on May 6, 2024. http://seatemperatures.net/europe/ireland/donegal-may-temperature/.

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