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Satellite view of Banna Strand; the pin marks the beach
Satellite view: Sentinel-2 cloudless · EOX, CC BY 4.0, colour-adjusted by Coastya. About 6 km of coast; the pin marks the beach.

Beach

Banna Strand

IrelandMunster · Ireland · Atlantic Ocean

52.3411, -9.8403 · Tralee, 12 km

  • 16°Sea · August
  • 17°High · August
  • 6.3 hSunshine · May
The dot marks Banna Strand. About 140 km of coast, north at the top.

Your month at the beach

Banna Strand in October

  • 14°CAir, daytime high11°C at night
  • 14°CSea temperature
  • 3.1 hSunshine a day
  • 20 daysRainy days in the month116 mm in total
  • 27 km/hAverage wind

Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.

The beach itself

  • ExcellentBathing water qualityOfficial EU classification, 2025 season
  • LifeguardedLifeguardsUsually only in the bathing season · OpenStreetMap
  • 7Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap
  • 28 kmAirport: Kerry Airport (KIR)In a straight line; by road it is further

No reliable information yet on: wheelchair access.

October from 2020 to 2025

In October 2025 the sea averaged 13.5 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.

Sea temperature 2025: ±0.0 °C

1991–2020 average: 13.5 °C

Air, daytime high 2025: +0.1 °C

1991–2020 average: 13.6 °C

Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.

When to go

1991–2020 averages
Warmest seaJuly and August16 °CThe sea stays below 18 °C all year here.
Most sunshineMay and June6 h of sun a day
Least rainApril and June74 mm in the month

The year at a glance

  1. Jan10°2 h133 mm
  2. Feb9°3 h106 mm
  3. Mar9°4 h94 mm
  4. Apr10°6 h74 mm
  5. May12°6 h84 mm
  6. Jun14°6 h83 mm
  7. Jul15°5 h99 mm
  8. Aug16°5 h103 mm
  9. Sep15°4 h101 mm
  10. Oct14°3 h116 mm
  11. Nov12°2 h145 mm
  12. Dec11°1 h144 mm
8°C20°C32°C

Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.

Sea temperature

1991–2020 averages
10°12°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 10°Feb: 9°Mar: 9°Apr: 10°May: 12°Jun: 14°Jul: 15°Aug: 16°Sep: 15°Oct: 14°Nov: 12°Dec: 11°9°16°
8°C20°C32°C

Climate through the year

1991–2020 averages
10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 8 °C (High 9° / Low 7°)Feb: 7 °C (High 9° / Low 6°)Mar: 8 °C (High 9° / Low 6°)Apr: 9 °C (High 11° / Low 8°)May: 11 °C (High 13° / Low 10°)Jun: 14 °C (High 15° / Low 12°)Jul: 15 °C (High 17° / Low 14°)Aug: 15 °C (High 17° / Low 14°)Sep: 14 °C (High 16° / Low 13°)Oct: 12 °C (High 14° / Low 11°)Nov: 10 °C (High 11° / Low 9°)Dec: 9 °C (High 10° / Low 7°)15°7°
AverageLow – High
8°C20°C32°C

Rain

0 mm50 mm100 mm150 mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 133 mmFeb: 106 mmMar: 94 mmApr: 74 mm74May: 84 mmJun: 83 mmJul: 99 mmAug: 103 mmSep: 101 mmOct: 116 mmNov: 145 mm145Dec: 144 mm

Sunshine

0 h2 h4 h6 hJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 1.6 hFeb: 2.6 hMar: 4.1 hApr: 5.9 hMay: 6.3 h6.3Jun: 6.2 hJul: 5.3 hAug: 5.1 hSep: 4.5 hOct: 3.1 hNov: 1.9 hDec: 1.2 h1.2

Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.

Month by month

1991–2020 averages

Every month at Banna Strand: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.

Every month at Banna Strand: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
MonthHigh°CLow°CSea°CRainmmRainy daysdaysSunshineh/dayWindkm/h
January9710133211.631
February969106182.630
March96994174.127
April1181074165.923
May13101284166.323
June15121483166.222
July17141599205.321
Augustwarmest sea171416103205.122
September161315101184.524
October141114116203.127
November11912145221.929
December10711144221.231

Swipe sideways to see the other columns.

Photos

Photos shared by their authors on Wikimedia Commons, with its colours adjusted.

Banna Strand: On Banna Strand with a view towards Black Rock - geograph.org.uk - 7671027
Photo: Colin Park · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Banna Strand: Banna Strand - geograph.org.uk - 6277290
Photo: Jonathan Thacker · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Banna Strand: Dunes at Banna Strand - geograph.org.uk - 6277286
Photo: Jonathan Thacker · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.

About these numbers

Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.

WhatWhere it comes from Nearest measurement
Air, rain and sunshineNASA POWER21 km away
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–202020 km away
2020–2025, month by monthNASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.121 km away
Bathing water qualityEuropean Environment Agency0.3 km away
Lifeguards and places to stayOpenStreetMapwithin 1–5 km
Nearest airportOurAirportsstraight-line distance
Image at the topSentinel-2 cloudless (EOX)at this spot

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