Spring 2026 - General Discussion

Oops forgot we're now in meteorological summer lol.

So to keep this thread on topic, it was overall a notably dry and mild spring with above average sunshine here in Dublin. It was the driest since the extremely dry lockdown spring in 2020. Going back to mid-April when comments were like this was one of the most miserable springs in living memory at that time. I didn't agree then and I especially don't agree now. Now yes it wasn't smooth sailing fine throughout - when is an Irish season ever? First half of April was pretty crap, especially in the west where it was exceptionally wet and first three weeks of May were mostly mediocre at best and sometimes very poor. March was fine as far as Marches go, second half of April was a significant improvement though felt often too chilly here on the east coast to be memorably good but the last third of May was extremely memorable.

The west had a wetter than average spring, largely skewed by that first half of April. May was quite cloudy in the west as well and that is disappointing for what is the sunniest month of the year on average.

Overall, not one of my favourite springs. Not a 2020 or 2025. But not a 2013 either. It was better than average as far as Irish springs go in my view from my part of the country. I can see the point of view that it was a little poor for some other places. Now hopefully summer steps up some gears the more we go into it as it's starting off poor.

A selection of the many photos of spring 2026.