When to go · Dublin
Dublin in May
Great month. One of the driest, brightest months.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 15°C (59°F)59°F (15°C) / 7°C (45°F)45°F (7°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- Medium
- Ireland overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Ireland overall
Verdict
One of the driest, brightest months.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Dublin in this guide.
Weather in May
- DublinHighs around 15 °C (59 °F), lows around 7 °C (45 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 59 °F (15 °C), lows around 45 °F (7 °C), rain on about 12 days
- Dublin and the east, Ireland · Dublin, Wicklow, Boyne Valley, Kilkennybest weather
Driest part of the country; mild all year, rarely above 25 °C (77 °F) or below freezing.Driest part of the country; mild all year, rarely above 77 °F (25 °C) or below freezing.
Spring season
Daffodils in the parks, longer evenings and St Patrick’s Festival in March.
Watch: Showers and March crowds.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
May bank holiday
First Monday of May · Whole city
A long weekend: shops close, trains and buses run on a Sunday timetable.
Bank holidays
First Monday of May, June and August · Ireland
Long weekends: west coast and Dublin hotels fill.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Ireland overall
- Medium
- Prices · Ireland overall
- Medium
Ireland overall: Often the driest, sunniest month; Skellig trips start mid-May.
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.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast