Compare Irish counties
Pick two or three counties to see their rainfall, sunshine and temperatures side by side, month by month.
Dublin gets 3% more rain a year than Kildare (1000 mm against 971 mm), with 10 fewer rain days and 274 more hours of sunshine. July afternoons average 20°C in Dublin and 20°C in Kildare; January nights 3°C and 2°C.
Rainfall by month
0 50 100 Dublin, Jan: 71 mm Dublin, Feb: 69 mm Dublin, Mar: 79 mm Dublin, Apr: 81 mm Dublin, May: 67 mm Dublin, Jun: 71 mm Dublin, Jul: 92 mm Dublin, Aug: 72 mm Dublin, Sep: 107 mm Dublin, Oct: 121 mm Dublin, Nov: 81 mm Dublin, Dec: 89 mm Kildare, Jan: 79 mm Kildare, Feb: 74 mm Kildare, Mar: 75 mm Kildare, Apr: 72 mm Kildare, May: 77 mm Kildare, Jun: 68 mm Kildare, Jul: 90 mm Kildare, Aug: 58 mm Kildare, Sep: 96 mm Kildare, Oct: 121 mm Kildare, Nov: 76 mm Kildare, Dec: 85 mm Meath, Jan: 68 mm Meath, Feb: 72 mm Meath, Mar: 78 mm Meath, Apr: 75 mm Meath, May: 77 mm Meath, Jun: 75 mm Meath, Jul: 91 mm Meath, Aug: 72 mm Meath, Sep: 94 mm Meath, Oct: 111 mm Meath, Nov: 78 mm Meath, Dec: 87 mm Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daytime high by month
0 5 10 15 Dublin, Jan: 8 °C Dublin, Feb: 10 °C Dublin, Mar: 11 °C Dublin, Apr: 12 °C Dublin, May: 15 °C Dublin, Jun: 18 °C Dublin, Jul: 20 °C Dublin, Aug: 20 °C Dublin, Sep: 17 °C Dublin, Oct: 15 °C Dublin, Nov: 11 °C Dublin, Dec: 10 °C Kildare, Jan: 7 °C Kildare, Feb: 9 °C Kildare, Mar: 11 °C Kildare, Apr: 13 °C Kildare, May: 16 °C Kildare, Jun: 18 °C Kildare, Jul: 20 °C Kildare, Aug: 20 °C Kildare, Sep: 17 °C Kildare, Oct: 14 °C Kildare, Nov: 11 °C Kildare, Dec: 9 °C Meath, Jan: 7 °C Meath, Feb: 9 °C Meath, Mar: 11 °C Meath, Apr: 12 °C Meath, May: 16 °C Meath, Jun: 18 °C Meath, Jul: 20 °C Meath, Aug: 19 °C Meath, Sep: 17 °C Meath, Oct: 14 °C Meath, Nov: 11 °C Meath, Dec: 9 °C Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sunshine by month
0.0 5.0 10.0 Dublin, Jan: 4.3 hours a day Dublin, Feb: 4.6 hours a day Dublin, Mar: 7.0 hours a day Dublin, Apr: 9.4 hours a day Dublin, May: 11.2 hours a day Dublin, Jun: 11.7 hours a day Dublin, Jul: 10.2 hours a day Dublin, Aug: 10.2 hours a day Dublin, Sep: 8.0 hours a day Dublin, Oct: 5.9 hours a day Dublin, Nov: 4.3 hours a day Dublin, Dec: 3.4 hours a day Kildare, Jan: 3.8 hours a day Kildare, Feb: 4.0 hours a day Kildare, Mar: 6.2 hours a day Kildare, Apr: 8.3 hours a day Kildare, May: 10.4 hours a day Kildare, Jun: 10.5 hours a day Kildare, Jul: 9.0 hours a day Kildare, Aug: 9.1 hours a day Kildare, Sep: 7.1 hours a day Kildare, Oct: 5.6 hours a day Kildare, Nov: 4.1 hours a day Kildare, Dec: 3.1 hours a day Meath, Jan: 4.1 hours a day Meath, Feb: 4.2 hours a day Meath, Mar: 6.3 hours a day Meath, Apr: 8.5 hours a day Meath, May: 10.4 hours a day Meath, Jun: 10.4 hours a day Meath, Jul: 9.1 hours a day Meath, Aug: 9.4 hours a day Meath, Sep: 7.2 hours a day Meath, Oct: 5.4 hours a day Meath, Nov: 4.2 hours a day Meath, Dec: 3.0 hours a day Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Rain days by month
0 5 10 15 Dublin, Jan: 12 days Dublin, Feb: 13 days Dublin, Mar: 13 days Dublin, Apr: 12 days Dublin, May: 13 days Dublin, Jun: 13 days Dublin, Jul: 15 days Dublin, Aug: 13 days Dublin, Sep: 14 days Dublin, Oct: 17 days Dublin, Nov: 12 days Dublin, Dec: 14 days Kildare, Jan: 12 days Kildare, Feb: 14 days Kildare, Mar: 14 days Kildare, Apr: 15 days Kildare, May: 15 days Kildare, Jun: 13 days Kildare, Jul: 17 days Kildare, Aug: 12 days Kildare, Sep: 14 days Kildare, Oct: 17 days Kildare, Nov: 14 days Kildare, Dec: 15 days Meath, Jan: 12 days Meath, Feb: 14 days Meath, Mar: 14 days Meath, Apr: 14 days Meath, May: 15 days Meath, Jun: 14 days Meath, Jul: 17 days Meath, Aug: 13 days Meath, Sep: 13 days Meath, Oct: 17 days Meath, Nov: 13 days Meath, Dec: 14 days Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Figures are averages for 2021–2025 at each county town, from the ERA5 weather reanalysis via Open-Meteo. They describe typical lowland weather in each county; hills and exposed coasts are wetter and windier.