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Dublin weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Ireland's capital sits on a sheltered bay where the River Liffey meets the Irish Sea: a soft, green, maritime climate of mild summers, cool winters and the changeable, often cloudy skies that come with life on the Atlantic's edge. Dublin weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

−1.1°Chigh near average

12° / 8°Today
13° / 9°Average
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How it's changed

+0.6°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–495frost days a year now (2016–2025) · 11 in the 1940sfrost days a year · 11 in the 1940s+0.6°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 77 mmhigh 8°low 4°February, rain 62 mmhigh 8°low 4°March, rain 66 mmhigh 10°low 5°April, rain 65 mmhigh 12°low 6°May, rain 74 mmhigh 14°low 8°June, rain 71 mmhigh 17°low 11°July, rain 76 mmhigh 19°low 13°August, rain 81 mmhigh 19°low 13°September, rain 75 mmhigh 17°low 11°October, rain 80 mmhigh 14°low 9°November, rain 76 mmhigh 10°low 6°December, rain 79 mmhigh 9°low 5°wettest month August, 81 mm · 882 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Mostly clear

Right now

9.2°

6°feels like
75%humidity
5°dew point
3 km/hfrom NW
UV index0.0
sunrise07:59sunset18:20day length10h 22m
TodayOvercast12°8°
TueClear15°11°
WedOvercast12°7°
ThuOvercast12°6°
FriOvercast13°7°
SatDrizzle16°6°
SunOvercast19°10°

On this date: October 19

Today (forecast)
12° / 8°
Average for October 19
13° / 9°

High near average · −1.1°C

  • Highest since 1940: 18.5° · 2021
  • Lowest since 1940: 0.5° · 1992
  • One year ago: 17° / 12°

Every October 19 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 19 on record (n = 86). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Dublin is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 53.33°N, 6.25°W, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
53.33°N, 6.25°W
Time zone
Europe/Dublin
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

22 of the last 30 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +1.3°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

Dublin has a temperate maritime climate (Köppen Cfb), with mild-warm summers, cool winters and very little in the way of temperature extremes. Sitting on the east coast, sheltered from the prevailing Atlantic weather by the bulk of Ireland, it is the driest place in the country, receiving only about half the rainfall of the west coast. The result is a gentle, changeable, often cloudy climate in which neither great heat nor severe cold is common.

Within that narrow range, the weather still varies markedly from year to year: Dublin has recorded both notably wet years and unusually dry, sunny ones over the decades. Genuine extremes are infrequent: hot days are rare and short-lived, and lasting snow or hard frost is uncommon in the mild maritime air.

July brings the year's peak warmth, with afternoons typically reaching 18.8°C and nights around 13.1°C. At the other extreme, January brings afternoon highs of about 7.8°C and typical overnight lows of 3.7°C.

Dublin picks up roughly 882 mm a year, with a peak of 81 mm in August and as little as 62 mm in February. A typical year brings rain or snow on around 122 days.

Comparing the record's first decade with its most recent one, Dublin now averages 0.6°C warmer than it did in the 1940s. No period since 1940 has been warmer than the most recent decade.

Sources:en.wikipedia.orgbritannica.commet.ie

Climate graph (climograph)

July is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 10°C. Wettest month: August (~81 mm). Whole year averages ~882 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Rainy days by month

About 122 rainy days a year: most in May (~11), fewest in February (~9).

Bars = average number of days with ≥ 2 mm per month. Hover for the monthly rainfall total.

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Dublin month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Highest and Lowest are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainRainy daysDaylightHighestLowest
January7.8°3.7°77 mm117.8 h14.3° (2015)−8.0° (1979)
February8.1°3.7°62 mm99.5 h15.5° (1960)−9.0° (1947)
March9.7°4.6°66 mm1011.5 h18.5° (1965)−9.0° (1947)
April11.8°6.0°65 mm1013.7 h21.8° (2025)−1.4° (2013)
May14.4°8.5°74 mm1115.6 h23.4° (2010)0.2° (1979)
June17.3°11.3°71 mm1016.7 h25.5° (1960)4.0° (1962)
July18.8°13.1°76 mm1116.3 h28.3° (2022)7.6° (1990)
August18.6°12.9°81 mm1014.6 h27.4° (1990)6.6° (1986)
September16.7°11.2°75 mm1012.4 h25.5° (2023)3.7° (1991)
October13.7°9.0°80 mm1010.3 h21.5° (1959)0.5° (1992)
November10.3°6.0°76 mm108.3 h17.5° (1946)−7.5° (2010)
December8.6°4.6°79 mm117.3 h15.1° (1994)−7.2° (2010)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +0.6°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.10°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Dec–Feb is warming fastest: +0.17°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 25°C per year: 0.3 early in the record → 1.1 recently. Frost days: 11 → 5.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

Hottest day since 1940 in 2022, coldest in 1947: 28.3°C / −9.0°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~882 mm/year on average. Last decade: +8% vs that average. Long-term trend: +23 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Dublin

Which is the warmest month in Dublin?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Dublin is July (mean daily temperature of about 15.9°C) and the coolest is January (about 5.8°C).
How does today's temperature in Dublin compare to the historical average?
On October 19, 2026, Dublin is forecast to reach a high of 12.4°C and a low of 7.8°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 13.5°C and a low of 9.0°C, so today's high is 1.1°C cooler than that average.
How much has Dublin warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Dublin is about 0.6°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Dublin?
Dublin receives about 882 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with August typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Dublin?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Dublin is about 10.5°C. The warmest month is July and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Dublin by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Dublin (°C, full record since 1940): January 8°/4°, February 8°/4°, March 10°/5°, April 12°/6°, May 14°/8°, June 17°/11°, July 19°/13°, August 19°/13°, September 17°/11°, October 14°/9°, November 10°/6°, December 9°/5°.
What is the weather like in Dublin in summer?
Summer in Dublin (June to August) is mild. Afternoons run 17–19°C and nights 11–13°C; July is the warmest month. Rain is steady at around 76 mm a month, spread over roughly 10 days.
What is the weather like in Dublin in winter?
December to February is winter in Dublin, and it is on the cool side. Expect 8–9°C by day and 4–5°C at night, with January the coldest month. Rain falls on about 10 days a month, adding up to around 73 mm.
What is the weather like in Dublin in spring?
March to May is spring in Dublin, and it is cool. It warms from 10°C by day and 5°C at night in March to 14°C and 8°C in May. Rain is steady at around 68 mm a month, spread over roughly 10 days.
What is the weather like in Dublin in autumn?
Autumn in Dublin (September to November) is cool. It cools from 17°C by day and 11°C at night in September to 10°C and 6°C in November. Rain falls on about 10 days a month, adding up to around 77 mm.
How many days a year does it rain in Dublin?
On long-term average, Dublin has about 122 days a year with at least 2 mm of rain or snow. The annual total is roughly 882 mm.

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