January in Dingle — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 4.6/10January averages 7°C (44°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 160 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 10 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 4.6/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 8.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, May is materially better in Dingle — 3.6 points higher on the same scale.
February in Dingle — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.1/10February averages 8°C (47°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
206 mm of rain puts this in monsoon territory — about 11 sunny days across the whole month, and multi-day washouts are normal.
It scores 5.1/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 8.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, May is materially better in Dingle — 3.1 points higher on the same scale.
March in Dingle — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.7/10March averages 8°C (47°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 159 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 20 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 6.7/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 8.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
April in Dingle — reliably good (2nd best month)
Good · 8.1/10April averages 10°C (49°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 103 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 22 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 8.1/10 here, 2nd of 12 months, against 8.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
May in Dingle — the year's strongest window
Best window · 8.2/10May averages 12°C (53°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 121 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 26 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Dingle at 8.2/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
June in Dingle — reliably good (3rd best month)
Good · 7.9/10June averages 14°C (57°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
At 132 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 21 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 7.9/10 here, 3rd of 12 months, against 8.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
July in Dingle — reliably good (5th best month)
Good · 7.6/10July averages 15°C (59°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
At 152 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 21 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 7.6/10 here, 5th of 12 months, against 8.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
August in Dingle — reliably good (4th best month)
Good · 7.7/10August averages 16°C (60°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
At 174 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 23 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 7.7/10 here, 4th of 12 months, against 8.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
September in Dingle — reliably good (6th best month)
Good · 7.5/10September averages 14°C (58°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
At 159 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 20 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 7.5/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 8.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
October in Dingle — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.2/10October averages 12°C (54°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
222 mm of rain puts this in monsoon territory — about 15 sunny days across the whole month, and multi-day washouts are normal.
It scores 6.2/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 8.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, May is materially better in Dingle — 2 points higher on the same scale.
November in Dingle — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 4.9/10November averages 10°C (50°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
212 mm of rain puts this in monsoon territory — about 9 sunny days across the whole month, and multi-day washouts are normal.
It scores 4.9/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 8.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, May is materially better in Dingle — 3.3 points higher on the same scale.
December in Dingle — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 4.2/10December averages 8°C (46°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
218 mm of rain puts this in monsoon territory — about 8 sunny days across the whole month, and multi-day washouts are normal.
It scores 4.2/10 here, 12th of 12 months, against 8.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, May is materially better in Dingle — 4 points higher on the same scale.