Country guide

Ireland

Wild Atlantic cliffs, literary Dublin and pub-session nights, all kept green by soft year-round rain.

Currency

EUR

Language

English

+ Irish

English

Everywhere

Payment

Cards everywhere

Power

Type G

230 V, 50 Hz

Dialing

+353

Destinations

Ireland

Connemara (Clifden)

Bog, quartzite peaks and white beaches on Ireland's western edge, with an abbey reflected in a lake below the mountains.

✓ best May-Jun

Ireland

Cork

Ireland's contrary second city, built on a river island around a Victorian food market.

✓ best May-Sep

Ireland

Dublin

A Georgian capital of doorways, libraries and pub sessions, small enough to cross on foot.

✓ best May-Oct

Ireland

Galway

Ireland's western edge in one small city: buskers, oysters, trad sessions and the boat to the Aran Islands.

✓ best Apr-Oct

Ireland

Kilkenny

A limestone medieval city with a castle at one end and a climbable round tower at the other.

✓ best May-Oct

Ireland

Killarney

A national park of lakes and sandstone mountains on the doorstep, and the Ring of Kerry starting from the same square.

✓ best May-Jun

Ireland

Westport

A planned Georgian town under a pilgrimage mountain, with a rail-trail west to the Atlantic cliffs.

✓ best May-Jun, Sep

Climate zones, month by month

Ireland has 7 distinct climate zones. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

Connemara (Clifden) County Galway →

Jan

8°

6°

127mm

22d rain

Feb

9°

6°

148mm

19d rain

Mar

9°

6°

120mm

18d rain

Apr

11°

7°

65mm

17d rain

May

14°

10°

76mm

17d rain

Jun

15°

12°

93mm

18d rain

Jul

16°

13°

121mm

22d rain

Aug

17°

14°

126mm

21d rain

Sep

16°

13°

106mm

19d rain

Oct

13°

11°

173mm

21d rain

Nov

11°

9°

159mm

22d rain

Dec

9°

7°

164mm

23d rain

✓ Best May-Jun

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Cork →

Jan

8°

3°

131mm

17d rain

Feb

9°

3°

97mm

14d rain

Mar

10°

4°

92mm

13d rain

Apr

12°

5°

87mm

12d rain

May

15°

8°

81mm

12d rain

Jun

17°

10°

83mm

10d rain

Jul

19°

12°

87mm

12d rain

Aug

18°

12°

95mm

12d rain

Sep

17°

10°

92mm

12d rain

Oct

13°

8°

131mm

15d rain

Nov

10°

5°

127mm

16d rain

Dec

9°

4°

137mm

17d rain

✓ Best May-Sep

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Dublin →

Jan

8°

2°

62mm

12d rain

Feb

9°

2°

52mm

11d rain

Mar

10°

3°

51mm

11d rain

Apr

12°

4°

55mm

11d rain

May

15°

7°

57mm

10d rain

Jun

18°

9°

64mm

10d rain

Jul

20°

11°

61mm

12d rain

Aug

19°

11°

73mm

12d rain

Sep

17°

10°

63mm

11d rain

Oct

14°

7°

78mm

12d rain

Nov

10°

4°

83mm

12d rain

Dec

8°

3°

72mm

13d rain

✓ Best May-Oct

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Galway →

Jan

9°

3°

104mm

17d rain

Feb

9°

3°

87mm

14d rain

Mar

11°

4°

76mm

13d rain

Apr

13°

6°

62mm

11d rain

May

16°

8°

63mm

12d rain

Jun

18°

11°

70mm

11d rain

Jul

20°

13°

76mm

14d rain

Aug

19°

12°

88mm

14d rain

Sep

18°

11°

77mm

13d rain

Oct

14°

8°

96mm

15d rain

Nov

11°

6°

107mm

17d rain

Dec

9°

4°

115mm

17d rain

✓ Best Apr-Oct

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Kilkenny →

Jan

8°

2°

65mm

12d rain

Feb

9°

2°

55mm

11d rain

Mar

10°

3°

52mm

10d rain

Apr

12°

5°

55mm

11d rain

May

15°

7°

59mm

10d rain

Jun

18°

10°

66mm

10d rain

Jul

20°

12°

59mm

12d rain

Aug

19°

11°

71mm

12d rain

Sep

17°

10°

62mm

10d rain

Oct

14°

7°

82mm

12d rain

Nov

10°

4°

82mm

12d rain

Dec

8°

3°

76mm

13d rain

✓ Best May-Oct

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Killarney Ring of Kerry →

Jan

8°

4°

113mm

21d rain

Feb

9°

5°

150mm

18d rain

Mar

10°

4°

125mm

17d rain

Apr

12°

5°

67mm

16d rain

May

15°

8°

83mm

17d rain

Jun

17°

10°

83mm

17d rain

Jul

18°

12°

102mm

20d rain

Aug

19°

12°

110mm

20d rain

Sep

17°

11°

113mm

17d rain

Oct

14°

9°

218mm

20d rain

Nov

11°

7°

164mm

21d rain

Dec

9°

5°

174mm

21d rain

✓ Best May-Jun

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Westport County Mayo →

Jan

8°

4°

118mm

21d rain

Feb

8°

4°

132mm

18d rain

Mar

9°

4°

110mm

19d rain

Apr

12°

5°

63mm

17d rain

May

15°

8°

73mm

17d rain

Jun

16°

10°

95mm

18d rain

Jul

18°

12°

118mm

22d rain

Aug

18°

12°

133mm

21d rain

Sep

17°

11°

96mm

19d rain

Oct

13°

9°

160mm

20d rain

Nov

11°

7°

133mm

22d rain

Dec

8°

5°

148mm

22d rain

✓ Best May-Jun, Sep

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