When to go · Dublin
Dublin, month by month
The best months for Dublin: May, Jun, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedCold, wet, dark by 16:30; some sights reduce hours.Cold, wet, dark by 4:30 PM; some sights reduce hours.8 °C (46 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 15 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryMixedCold; rugby weekends fill hotels.8 °C (46 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 12 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- MarchMixedMild; St Patrick's Day (Mar 17) crowds and high prices.10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: High · 4 festivals or holidays
- AprilGoodShowers and sun; long evenings return.12 °C (54 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 12 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatOne of the driest, brightest months.15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days59 °F (15 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- JuneGreatLong light until 22:00; Bloomsday Jun 16.Long light until 10:00 PM; Bloomsday Jun 16.18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
- JulyGreatWarm, peak season: book tickets and rooms early.20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 12 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- AugustGreatPeak season and crowds; showers.19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 12 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 4 festivals or holidays
- SeptemberGoodQuieter and often settled; Fringe Festival.17 °C (63 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 12 rain days63 °F (17 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
- OctoberGoodCooler and wetter; bank-holiday weekend is busy.14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 14 rain days57 °F (14 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 4 festivals or holidays
- NovemberMixedDark, wet, windy.10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 14 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberMixedChristmas lights, but Dec 25–26 is closed almost everywhere.8 °C (46 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 15 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 4 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Dublin, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Jun: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Night low
May: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Jun: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Rain days
May: 12
Jun: 11 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 2
Jun: 3
May: One of the driest, brightest months.
June: Long light until 22:00; Bloomsday Jun 16.
Dublin: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.