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Ireland in July

Mixed month. Peak season: book cars and B&Bs early; Galway Arts Festival and Races fill the city.

Key facts

Verdict
Mixed
Crowds
High
Ireland
Prices
High
Ireland

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Ireland

Peak season: book cars and B&Bs early; Galway Arts Festival and Races fill the city.

Is another month better than July?

July is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Weather in July

  • Dublin and the east · Dublin, Wicklow, Boyne Valley, Kilkennybest weather

    Driest part of the country; mild all year, rarely above 25 °C (77 °F) or below freezing.

  • West coast · Galway, Connemara, Clare, Mayo, Donegalbest weather

    Rain on most days, rarely all day; Atlantic storms in winter close cliff paths and island ferries.

  • South-west · Kerry, Dingle, West Corkbest weather

    Mildest winters (sub-tropical gardens) but high rainfall; the Ring of Kerry fills with coaches in July–August.

  • Aran Islands: Aran Islands · all three islands, Atlantic exposurebest weather

    May to September is the reliable window; summer ferries are most frequent then. Rain and wind arrive year round and can cancel sailings or flights.

  • Burren: Burren coast and plateau · Ballyvaughan, Doolin, Carran, Kilfenorafine

    Atlantic weather: rain in any month, wind on the coast, and the plateau can be several degrees colder than Ennis. May to June and September give the best odds; July and August are busiest and wettest.

  • East Coast and Midlands: Dublin and the east coast · Dublin, Louth, Wicklow coastfine

    Mild and changeable year-round; rain any month. May–June and September give the best odds of dry days.

  • East Coast and Midlands: Midlands · Kildare, Laois, Offaly, Westmeath, Longfordfine

    Colder and wetter than the coast in winter; bog and canal paths can be muddy after rain.

  • Wettest and windiest part of the region; rain arrives on any month, so pack a shell.

  • Slightly drier and calmer inland; lakes and waterways are best May to September.

  • Shannon Region: Shannon Region · Clare, Limerick, Tipperary lowlandsbest weather

    Atlantic weather: rain any month, mild winters, cool summers. May–Sep gives the longest days and the best odds; the Cliffs of Moher are often in cloud, so keep a spare day.

  • Southeast Ireland: Southeast lowlands · Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexfordfine

    Drier and sunnier than the west; May–June and September are the picks. Beaches are busiest in July–August.

  • Southwest Ireland: Cork city and east · harbour and lowlandshot

    Mild and wet year-round; rain arrives in bands, so a dry morning can turn by 14:00.

  • Southwest Ireland: Kerry mountains and peninsulas · Killarney, Dingle, Iveraghhot

    Wetter and windier than Cork; mist can drop on Mount Brandon and the passes within an hour.

  • West Ireland: Galway and the coast · Atlantic seaboardbest weather

    Rain year-round; May–September is mildest and driest, around 15–19 °C (59–66 °F). Winter days are short and windy.

  • West Ireland: Inland Mayo and Roscommon · Lakes and lowlandbest weather

    Slightly colder and calmer than the coast; fog on lake roads in autumn mornings.

  • Dublin20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 12 rain days
  • Abbeyleix20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Adare20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 14 rain days
  • Annascaul19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 12 rain days
  • Ardmore, County Waterford20 °C (68 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Arklow20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Arranmore18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Ashbourne20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Athenry20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 15 rain days
  • Athlone20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Athy21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Bagenalstown21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Bailieborough19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days
  • Balbriggan19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Ballina18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Ballymahon20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ballymote19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Ballyshannon18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Ballyvaughan19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 15 rain days
  • Baltimore19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Banagher20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Bantry20 °C (68 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 12 rain days
  • Belturbet19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days
  • Birr20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 14 rain days
  • Blarney20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 12 rain days
  • Blessington20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Booterstown20 °C (68 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Borris21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Boyle20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Bray20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Buncrana18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 17 rain days
  • Bunratty20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 14 rain days
  • Caherciveen19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 14 rain days
  • Cahir20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Carlow21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Carndonagh18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 17 rain days
  • Carraroe19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 15 rain days
  • Carrick-on-Shannon20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 14 rain days
  • Carrickmacross19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Cashel20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Castlebar19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 16 rain days
  • Castlecomer20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Castletownbere19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 12 rain days
  • Castletownshend19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 12 rain days
  • Cavan19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 15 rain days
  • Clara20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Clifden19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Cloghane19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 14 rain days
  • Clogherhead19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 12 rain days
  • Clonakilty19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Clones19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 13 rain days
  • Clonmacnoise20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 14 rain days
  • Clonmel20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Cobh19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Cong19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 15 rain days
  • Cork20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Crosshaven20 °C (68 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Dalkey20 °C (68 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Dingle19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 13 rain days
  • Donegal Town18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Doolin19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 14 rain days
  • Drogheda20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Drumshanbo19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 17 rain days
  • Dún Laoghaire20 °C (68 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Dundalk20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Dungarvan20 °C (68 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Dungloe18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Dunmore East20 °C (68 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Edenderry20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ennis20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 14 rain days
  • Enniscorthy20 °C (68 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 14 rain days
  • Enniscrone18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Enniskerry19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Falcarragh18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Fethard-on-Sea20 °C (68 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Fethard20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Foynes21 °C (70 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Freshford21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Galway18.2 °C (65 °F) / 12.3 °C (54 °F), 15 rain days
  • Glencolmcille18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Glendalough19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Glengarriff19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 13 rain days
  • Glenties18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Gorey20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Gort20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 14 rain days
  • Graignamanagh21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Howth20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Inis Meáin19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 14 rain days
  • Inis Oírr19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 13 rain days
  • Inishbofin Island17 °C (63 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 15 rain days
  • Kells20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days
  • Kenmare19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 14 rain days
  • Kildare20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days
  • Kilkee19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 13 rain days
  • Kilkenny20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Killaloe20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 13 rain days
  • Killarney20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 13 rain days
  • Killorglin19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 14 rain days
  • Kilmallock20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 13 rain days
  • Kilmore Quay20 °C (68 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kinnitty20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 14 rain days
  • Kinsale19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Knock19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Lahinch19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 14 rain days
  • Leenane18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Leighlinbridge21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Letterfrack18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Letterkenny18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 17 rain days
  • Lifford19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 15 rain days
  • Limerick20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 14 rain days
  • Lismore20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Listowel19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 14 rain days
  • Longford20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Macroom20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 12 rain days
  • Malahide20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Mallow20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Manorhamilton18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 17 rain days
  • Maynooth20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Milltown Malbay19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 14 rain days
  • Monaghan19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 15 rain days
  • Mountmellick20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days
  • Mountrath20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days
  • Mullingar20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Naas21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Navan20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Nenagh20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • New Ross20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Newport, County Mayo18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 14 rain days
  • Oldcastle19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days
  • Omey Island18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 14 rain days
  • Oranmore20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 15 rain days
  • Oughterard19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Portarlington20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days
  • Portlaoise20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Portmagee19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 14 rain days
  • Portumna20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 14 rain days
  • Roscommon20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 14 rain days
  • Roscrea20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Rosses Point18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Rosslare19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Roundwood20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Shannon20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Skibbereen19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days
  • Slane20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Sligo18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 15 rain days
  • Spiddal19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 15 rain days
  • Strandhill18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Swords20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Thomastown20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Thurles20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Tipperary20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Tory Island17 °C (63 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Tralee19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 15 rain days
  • Tramore20 °C (68 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Trim20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Tuam20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 14 rain days
  • Tullamore20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Tullow20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Virginia20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 12 rain days
  • Waterford20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Westport18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 16 rain days
  • Wexford19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Wicklow20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Youghal20 °C (68 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days

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.

  • Summer holidays and Galway Races / Arts Festival big impact

    Jul–Aug

    Galway beds sell out in late July; peak prices everywhere on the west coast.

  • Summer hurling and football check

    July to September (All-Ireland finals) · Dublin

    Big match days fill hotels and pubs; tickets are hard to find for finals.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Ireland
High
Prices · Ireland
High

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Ireland, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Jul: Mixed

    May: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Jul: High

    May: Medium

  • Prices

    Jul: High

    May: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Jul: 2

    May: 2

July: Peak season: book cars and B&Bs early; Galway Arts Festival and Races fill the city.

May: Often the driest, sunniest month; Skellig trips start mid-May.

Ireland: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Where to go in July

Rated best or good this month

  • Dublin and the east

    Best weather of the year (Dublin, Wicklow, Boyne Valley, Kilkenny)

  • West coast

    Best weather of the year (Galway, Connemara, Clare, Mayo, Donegal)

  • South-west

    Best weather of the year (Kerry, Dingle, West Cork)

  • Dublin

    Warm, peak season: book tickets and rooms early.

  • Abbeyleix

    Best months: May–Sep

  • Adare

    Best months: May–Sep

  • Annascaul

    Best months: May–Sep

  • Ardmore, County Waterford

    Best months: May–Sep

  • Arklow

    Best months: May–Sep

  • Arranmore

    Best months: May–Sep

  • Ashbourne

    Best months: May–Sep for Emerald Park and race days; the town works year-round

  • Athenry

    Best months: May–Sep