Country · 6 destinations

Best time to visit Ireland

The best time to visit Ireland is July, when its destinations average a travel score of 52 out of 100.

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The climate in Ireland through the year

When to go

No month reaches an average score of 65 across the 6 destinations Eddigo covers in Ireland. July comes closest with 52 out of 100. Daytime highs in July are around 19°C throughout the country. The lowest average is in December (13), with daytime highs around 9°C.

Where in the country

In July, the highest scores are in Dublin (56), Ardmore (54) and Cork (53). The destinations do not all peak at the same time:

July: Dublin, Cork, Banna Strand and Salthill
June: Limerick and Ardmore

Warmest, coolest, wettest and driest

Over the year, Limerick is the warmest destination (daytime highs averaging 14°C) and Dublin the coolest (14°C). Banna Strand gets the most precipitation, about 1,470 mm a year, and Dublin the least, about 1,040 mm. The warmest sea is at Salthill: 17°C in August.

Month by month

Month	Score	Day	Sea	Rain	Best destinations
January	14	8–10°	10°	116 mm	Cork 14 · Limerick 14 · Banna Strand 14
February	14	10°	9°	100 mm	Dublin 17 · Cork 13 · Limerick 13
March	16	11°	9°	91 mm	Dublin 21 · Ardmore 17 · Cork 15
April	29	14°	10°	71 mm	Limerick 31 · Dublin 30 · Cork 30
May	34	16°	12°	82 mm	Dublin 37 · Limerick 36 · Ardmore 34
June	51	19°	15°	77 mm	Dublin 55 · Ardmore 54 · Cork 52
July	52	20°	16°	95 mm	Dublin 56 · Ardmore 54 · Cork 53
August	49	20°	17°	96 mm	Dublin 53 · Ardmore 51 · Cork 50
September	43	18°	16°	102 mm	Dublin 49 · Ardmore 45 · Cork 43
October	26	15°	14°	132 mm	Dublin 27 · Cork 26 · Limerick 26
November	15	12°	13°	131 mm	Dublin 16 · Cork 15 · Limerick 15
December	13	10°	11°	135 mm	Limerick 14 · Salthill 14 · Dublin 13

Score: average of the cities and beach destinations with the default preferences (ski resorts are left out). Day: lowest to highest typical daytime temperature among them. Sea: the warmest. Rain: average.