Season guide · Dublin · Ireland
Dublin in summer
June–August: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
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Quick answer
Long evenings, Bloomsday, Gaelic games at Croke Park and the warmest sea, with the highest hotel prices of the year. Expect highs up to 20°C (68°F) and lows around 10°C (50°F), with about 30 rainy days across June–August. June–August are among the best months of the year to visit.
Key facts
- Months
- June–August
- Temperatures
- 10°C (50°F) to 20°C (68°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 30
- Sea
- 13°C (55°F) to 16°C (61°F)
- Crowds
- Very busy
- Hotel prices
- Highest
Weather in summer
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 18°C (64°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 9 | 17 h | 4/5 |
| July | 20°C (68°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 10 | 16.5 h | 5/5 |
| August | 19°C (66°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11 | 14.8 h | 5/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 19°C (66°F) against a yearly 13°C (55°F), and 30 of the year's roughly 132 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 5/5 and hotel prices 5/5 on average.
What's on in summer
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- June: Bloomsday — readings and Edwardian dress for James Joyce's Ulysses (16 June)
- June: Dublin Pride (usually late June)
- July: All-Ireland hurling and football finals at Croke Park (usually July)
- August: Dublin Horse Show at the RDS (usually August)
Good choices for summer
Historic site · Kilmainham
Kilmainham Gaol
Combine it with the Irish Museum of Modern Art in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, about a 10-minute walk away.
- Time needed
- 1.5 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Iconic
- Rainy day
Museum · Kildare Street
National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology
Ireland's archaeology museum on Kildare Street displays Bronze Age gold, the Ardagh Chalice and the Tara Brooch, Viking finds from Dublin and the 'Kingship and Sacrifice' gallery of Iron Age bog bodies preserved in peat.
- Time needed
- 1.5–2 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- History
- Rainy day
- Kids
Gallery · Georgian Quarter
National Gallery of Ireland
Use the Clare Street entrance into the glass-roofed Millennium Wing, where the café makes a good rainy-day break.
- Time needed
- 1.5–2 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Art
- Rainy day
Museum · Dublin Castle
Chester Beatty
In the grounds of Dublin Castle, this free museum shows the collection of mining magnate Sir Alfred Chester Beatty: illuminated Qurans, early Christian papyri, Japanese woodblock prints and Chinese jade books.
- Time needed
- 1–1.5 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Art
- Rainy day
- Off the beaten path
- History
Palace · Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle
Take the guided tour if you want to see the underground medieval and Viking remains; self-guided entry covers the State Apartments only.
- Time needed
- 1–1.5 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Architecture
- Rainy day
Day trips in summer
- Glendalough (About 1–1.5 hours by car or bus) — A sixth-century monastic site founded by St Kevin, with a 30-metre round tower and stone churches, set in a glacial valley with two lakes in Wicklow Mountains National Park.
- Newgrange and Brú na Bóinne (About 1 hour by car or tour) — This 5,000-year-old passage tomb in the Boyne Valley is older than Stonehenge and the Giza pyramids; at the winter solstice, sunrise lights its inner chamber through a roof-box.
What to pack
- Light layers for the day and a light jacket for the evening
- A packable rain jacket for showers
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is summer a good time to visit Dublin?
Yes: June–August are among the best months. Long evenings, Bloomsday, Gaelic games at Croke Park and the warmest sea, with the highest hotel prices of the year.
+What is the weather like in Dublin in summer?
Highs of up to 20°C (68°F) and lows around 10°C (50°F), with about 30 rainy days over the season.