Dublin City · Ireland
Dublin in August
In August, Dublin averages a daytime high of 19 °C and a night-time low of 11 °C, with about 85 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Dublin's most comfortable months, July.
- Average high
- 19 °C
- Average low
- 11 °C
- Rain in the month
- 85 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 14 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 202
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Dublin
August is tied for the warmest month in Dublin by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 8 °C to 19 °C and the lows from 3 °C to 11 °C. By day, August is about the same as July, and September is 2 °C cooler than August.
August brings 85 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 90 mm (1079 mm a year); it is tied for the 6th wettest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 14 h 40 min, against 7 h 30 min at the shortest and 17 h at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 °C | 3 °C | 99 mm | |
| February | 8 °C | 3 °C | 85 mm | |
| March | 10 °C | 3 °C | 76 mm | |
| April | 12 °C | 4 °C | 70 mm | |
| May | 15 °C | 7 °C | 76 mm | |
| June | 17 °C | 10 °C | 73 mm | |
| July | 19 °C | 11 °C | 79 mm | Yes |
| August | 19 °C | 11 °C | 85 mm | |
| September | 17 °C | 10 °C | 91 mm | |
| October | 13 °C | 7 °C | 109 mm | |
| November | 10 °C | 5 °C | 117 mm | |
| December | 8 °C | 3 °C | 120 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is August a good time to visit Dublin?
Not by the measure used here: about 85 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Dublin are July; the nearest is July.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Ireland in August
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Dublin that are comfortable in August
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Dublin
This guide lists 202 places to stay in Dublin: 7 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 195 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 57; 1–3 km, 74; 3–10 km, 36; 10 km or more, 35.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.