A good place. At the right time.
The short answer
No month has very good weather across the scored regions. Check individual regions for their milder months.
Hotel-price season: well below usual.
Hotel-price season: well below usual.
Hotel-price season: about usual.
Hotel-price season: about usual.
Hotel-price season: a little above usual.
Hotel-price season: a little above usual.
Hotel-price season: a little above usual.
Hotel-price season: well above usual.
Hotel-price season: a little above usual.
Hotel-price season: about usual.
Hotel-price season: a little below usual.
Hotel-price season: a little below usual.
Based on 3 statistical regions. Historical averages, not forecasts or live room prices.
First, the timing
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Counts show regions with very good weather.
Weather rated 7.0/10 or above
23% of August's overnight stays
−15% vs average month · national 2024–2025 index
Available regional averages, not daily extremes. Prices describe a historical season, not a room quote.
Weather rated 7.0/10 or above
27% of August's overnight stays
−11% vs average month · national 2024–2025 index
Available regional averages, not daily extremes. Prices describe a historical season, not a room quote.
Weather rated 7.0/10 or above
38% of August's overnight stays
−4% vs average month · national 2024–2025 index
Available regional averages, not daily extremes. Prices describe a historical season, not a room quote.
Weather rated 7.0/10 or above
44% of August's overnight stays
−2% vs average month · national 2024–2025 index
Available regional averages, not daily extremes. Prices describe a historical season, not a room quote.
Weather rated 7.0/10 or above
59.5% of August's overnight stays
+7% vs average month · national 2024–2025 index
Available regional averages, not daily extremes. Prices describe a historical season, not a room quote.
Weather rated 7.0/10 or above
77% of August's overnight stays
+9% vs average month · national 2024–2025 index
Available regional averages, not daily extremes. Prices describe a historical season, not a room quote.
Weather rated 7.0/10 or above
80% of August's overnight stays
+9% vs average month · national 2024–2025 index
Available regional averages, not daily extremes. Prices describe a historical season, not a room quote.
Weather rated 7.0/10 or above
100% of August's overnight stays
+11% vs average month · national 2024–2025 index
Available regional averages, not daily extremes. Prices describe a historical season, not a room quote.
Weather rated 7.0/10 or above
53% of August's overnight stays
+7% vs average month · national 2024–2025 index
Available regional averages, not daily extremes. Prices describe a historical season, not a room quote.
Weather rated 7.0/10 or above
55% of August's overnight stays
0% vs average month · national 2024–2025 index
Available regional averages, not daily extremes. Prices describe a historical season, not a room quote.
Weather rated 7.0/10 or above
38% of August's overnight stays
−6% vs average month · national 2024–2025 index
Available regional averages, not daily extremes. Prices describe a historical season, not a room quote.
Weather rated 7.0/10 or above
46% of August's overnight stays
−6% vs average month · national 2024–2025 index
Available regional averages, not daily extremes. Prices describe a historical season, not a room quote.
Broad weather coverage and the busiest months do not always line up.
| Month | Very good weather | Visitor season | Hotel-price season | Afternoons | Nights | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0/3 regions | Low season23% of peak | Well below usual−15% vs average month · national 2024–2025 hotel index | 47–48°F | 37°F | 11–15 days |
| February | 0/3 regions | Low season27% of peak | Well below usual−11% vs average month · national 2024–2025 hotel index | 48–50°F | 37–38°F | 13–15 days |
| March | 0/3 regions | Moderate season38% of peak | About usual−4% vs average month · national 2024–2025 hotel index | 51–52°F | 37–38°F | 10–13 days |
| April | 0/3 regions | Moderate season44% of peak | About usual−2% vs average month · national 2024–2025 hotel index | 56°F | 40°F | 8–12 days |
| May | 0/3 regions | Moderate season59.5% of peak | A little above usual+7% vs average month · national 2024–2025 hotel index | 61–62°F | 44–45°F | 9–10 days |
| June | 0/3 regions | Busy season77% of peak | A little above usual+9% vs average month · national 2024–2025 hotel index | 65–66°F | 48–49°F | 11–14 days |
| July | 0/3 regions | Busy season80% of peak | A little above usual+9% vs average month · national 2024–2025 hotel index | 67–69°F | 51–52°F | 9–14 days |
| August | 0/3 regions | Peak season100% of peak | Well above usual+11% vs average month · national 2024–2025 hotel index | 66–68°F | 52–53°F | 10–14 days |
| September | 0/3 regions | Moderate season53% of peak | A little above usual+7% vs average month · national 2024–2025 hotel index | 63–64°F | 50°F | 9–13 days |
| October | 0/3 regions | Moderate season55% of peak | About usual0% vs average month · national 2024–2025 hotel index | 57–58°F | 46–47°F | 13–16 days |
| November | 0/3 regions | Moderate season38% of peak | A little below usual−6% vs average month · national 2024–2025 hotel index | 51–52°F | 41–42°F | 13–15 days |
| December | 0/3 regions | Moderate season46% of peak | A little below usual−6% vs average month · national 2024–2025 hotel index | 48–50°F | 39–40°F | 13–17 days |
Scroll the table for more detail. Temperature and rain ranges run from the lowest to the highest available regional average.
Then, your corner of Ireland
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Balanced Overall combines weather, crowds and cost. Crowd scores compare each region with its own year; a higher score does not necessarily mean fewer people than in another region. Adjust priorities on a region's guide.
| Region | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin & the east | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| The south of Ireland | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| The west of Ireland | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Scroll for all 12 months. Each rank compares months within one region.
Each place uses the figures for its whole statistical region. Places spanning more than one region appear below the directory.
Across the year
Dec–Feb
December falls in moderate season; January and February fall in low season.
47–50°FRegional afternoon averages
Mar–May
March, April and May fall in moderate season.
51–62°FRegional afternoon averages
Jun–Aug
A busy season for visitors.
June and July fall in busy season; August falls in peak season.
65–69°FRegional afternoon averages
Sep–Nov
September, October and November fall in moderate season.
51–64°FRegional afternoon averages
Ranges span available regional monthly averages, not daily extremes or a forecast. Check your region for local conditions and seasonal openings.
Before you book
January is quietest.
National overnight stays reach their lowest recorded monthly level, at 23% of the busiest month. This describes seasonal accommodation demand, not queues at individual sights.
Choose your region before your month.
No month makes the country's weather shortlist. Compare the regional scores and conditions for the trip you have in mind.
January has the lowest historical hotel-price signal.
The national accommodation index is about 15% below its annual average. This is a historical seasonal pattern, not current booking quotes or a comparison of regions' room rates.
Source: national hotel index, 2024–2025.
Summer break meets the busy season.
For US summer breaks (June–August): June and July fall in busy season; August falls in peak season. For spring breaks (March–April): March and April fall in moderate season. These are national visitor patterns; check your school's dates and your chosen region.
National figures are built from Ireland's 3 statistical regions (NUTS 2), not from a separate national series. Visitor season is the country's total tourist nights that month (Eurostat regional data, primarily 2024–2025; earlier published years where a region has gaps) against its own busiest month. This measures overnight demand, not queues or day-trippers.
Weather coverage counts regions whose displayed Weather score is at least 7.0/10 (very good or better). We do not average weather scores across a country. The opening shortlist uses at least three-quarters of scored regions rated very good and visitor nights below 60% of the national peak. Where no month meets both, the page names months with broad weather coverage instead, if any qualify.
Regional Overall scores use the default Balanced mix: weather 50%, crowds 30%, cost 20%, with the existing weather cap. All rankings on this country overview are Balanced; region guides let you adjust your priorities. Crowds compare a region with its own year, so a higher Overall score does not necessarily mean fewer people than in another region.
Hotel-price season uses the 2024–2025 national consumer price index for hotels against the country's usual month, not room quotes. Separately, Ireland's 2024 restaurants-and-hotels level is above EU average (129 where the EU average is 100).
Temperature and rain ranges span the regional monthly averages available, not daily extremes. Individual region pages explain withheld measurements and geographic coverage. Full methodology.
