Ringaskiddy Sea Temperature in May
County Cork, Ireland
Average sea temperature for Ringaskiddy, Ireland across May, based on 10 years of daily readings.
Average
12.66° C
High
15.3° C
Low
10.66° C
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 real risk.
May is the 6th warmest of 12 months at Ringaskiddy.
Compared to April, May is 2.1° warmer than (10.57° C in April). By June the water is usually 14.65° C.
Ringaskiddy Day-by-Day Water Temperature in May
10-year low, average and high
Each vertical bar above is one day of May. The shaded band covers the range the water has reached on that day across the last 10 years — the lowest reading at the bottom, the highest at the top. The line running through the bars is the daily average over those 10 years, so you can see the typical shape of the month at Ringaskiddy.
A narrow band means the temperature on that day has stayed close to the average year on year. A taller band means it has swung more, often because of changeable weather around that time of year. Hovering a day pulls up its low, average, and high.
May Water Temperature Table for Ringaskiddy
10-year daily averages
| Day | Average | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 11.67° C | 10.71° C | 13.4° C |
| May 2 | 11.83° C | 10.75° C | 13.41° C |
| May 3 | 11.82° C | 10.72° C | 13.3° C |
| May 4 | 11.88° C | 10.66° C | 13.3° C |
| May 5 | 11.89° C | 10.69° C | 13.3° C |
| May 6 | 11.99° C | 10.66° C | 13.39° C |
| May 7 | 12.14° C | 10.88° C | 13.56° C |
| May 8 | 12.3° C | 10.97° C | 13.61° C |
| May 9 | 12.39° C | 11.03° C | 13.81° C |
| May 10 | 12.44° C | 11.08° C | 14.03° C |
| May 11 | 12.38° C | 10.93° C | 14.1° C |
| May 12 | 12.41° C | 10.88° C | 14.05° C |
| May 13 | 12.41° C | 10.96° C | 14.06° C |
| May 14 | 12.43° C | 11.26° C | 14.1° C |
| May 15 | 12.41° C | 11.15° C | 14.24° C |
| May 16 | 12.49° C | 11.02° C | 14.43° C |
| May 17 | 12.57° C | 11.18° C | 14.65° C |
| May 18 | 12.81° C | 11.55° C | 14.79° C |
| May 19 | 12.96° C | 11.87° C | 14.9° C |
| May 20 | 13.12° C | 11.78° C | 15.03° C |
| May 21 | 13.2° C | 11.56° C | 15.25° C |
| May 22 | 13.2° C | 11.58° C | 15.3° C |
| May 23 | 13.16° C | 11.66° C | 15.29° C |
| May 24 | 13.18° C | 11.42° C | 15° C |
| May 25 | 13.12° C | 11.35° C | 14.89° C |
| May 26 | 13.08° C | 11.26° C | 14.82° C |
| May 27 | 13.38° C | 11.47° C | 14.98° C |
| May 28 | 13.56° C | 12.07° C | 15.05° C |
| May 29 | 13.82° C | 12.96° C | 15.12° C |
| May 30 | 13.87° C | 13.16° C | 15.23° C |
| May 31 | 13.97° C | 13.1° C | 15.3° C |
Where May Sits in the Year
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Ringaskiddy Location
51.8333, -8.3167
Ringaskiddy sits at 51.8333°N, 8.3167°W, on the coast of County Cork, Ireland. The marker on the map shows the spot the readings on this page come from. It usually sits a short distance from the town centre, out on the open water itself, so the numbers stay tied to the coast rather than a generic point inland.
Coastlines bend, headlands focus the water, and the temperature can run noticeably differently between two beaches that look close together on a map. Comparing nearby locations is a quick way to see how local geography is shaping the readings.
Nearest locations to Ringaskiddy
- Cobh, 2.4 km NE
- Crosshaven, 4.0 km S
- Passage West, 4.5 km N
- Marino Point, 5.1 km N
- Carrigaline, 5.4 km W
- Myrtleville, 5.7 km S