Spring 2026 - General Discussion

Past the midway point of May and still lighting the stove and putting the heating on in the evenings. We've been lucky in Wicklow so far with how dry it's been but the cold is starting to bother me. I'm generally not one that cares all too much about temperatures, if it's dry and bright then I'm usually happy, but I would like to at least be able to put away my winter coat and boots by mid May!

The next 3 days look pretty wet, unwelcome as I'm trying to finish a landscaping project, but at least there appears to be some better weather on the way.

Cloudy days and starry nights at the moment. As for average temperatures during the summer months. If I remember correctly, the night time temps last summer were higher. Yet the day time lower.

Rain last night. More on the way. 5C. Disappointing. Still lighting the stove on a night. Leitrim

This rain, warm sun last week May, will make greenery explode & farm crops will flourish. A very good thing

I’d say at least 50mm is required in eastern areas to make up the soil moisture deficit to get growth going, showery falls of 2 or 3mm are useless.

It's fine if you want to keep culture alive. But this is a weather forum, so I personally stick to the seasons as defined by weather experts such as our national weather service. But each to their own of course. If someone wants to call even April summer, then so be it…

But the average max highs for Ireland, based on decades of data, are

May 14/15º

June 1718º

July 19/20º

August 19º

September 17º

October 14º

Every year, May is usually a lot cooler than all the summer months. Even September.

But the wider point I'm making is that loads of people are complaining about the "bad" start to "summer" as it's been relatively cool (though honestly, not that cool by Irish standards, as Sryan has pointed out). But it's still really only spring, so it's quite normal and there is plenty of time for things to improve.

Indeed, next week, as we head towards the end of spring, things look like warming up a lot.

I think it's some form of coping mechanism, many of us convince ourselves during the long autumn/winter stretch every year that once we get to April/May things will get better and we'll nearly be living a Mediterranean lifestyle for 4 or 5 months, then when we inevitably get typical Irish weather we all get grumpy and miserable

Last year (in Dublin at least) was a rare example of a lovely spring followed by a warm pleasant summer but as you say for the most part what we're getting right now is fairly normal, as I listen to hail battering against the windows four weeks from the summer solstice…!

I don't think anyone of a certain age expects Mediterranean weather in this country. Pleasant seasonal weather will do.

I'm not sure where OldRio is. Is it the Midlands?

For Dublin at least, what were the max/mins for summer. Both were above normal, no?

I'm also in Leitrim in Carrick-on-Shannon but heading back up to Dublin on train soon

It's freezing here today in Kerry, the rain isn't helping! I have a thick Aran jumper on. Roll on next week.