Dublin climate: temperature and precipitation

Dublin climate data show a 1991-2020 mean annual temperature of 9.4 °C and 904 mm of precipitation per year. These ERA5-Land values use the grid cell assigned to the city centroid.

greater city Country Ireland (IE) Geography City / greater city National capitalArea 677 km² Sources Eurostat · EEA · Copernicus
Dublin · Ireland
Avg temp
9.4
°C · 1991-2020
#451 of 601
Rainfall
904
mm per year · 1991-2020
#178 of 601
Regional GDP
€182,300
EUR per inhabitant · 2024
Life expectancy
83.2
years · 2024
Eurostat does not report a population value for Dublin in the current city-statistics extract. This profile reports 25 of 50 displayed indicators. The population field remains missing.

Its 1991–2020 climate normal is a mean annual temperature of 9.4 °C with 904 mm of precipitation a year (Copernicus ERA5-Land).

In its wider region (NUTS IE061), GDP was €182,300 per inhabitant (2024, Eurostat) — a regional figure, not a city value.

This profile reports 25 of the 50 indicators currently tracked for European cities; the rest are not reported for Dublin. Source: official datasets listed in the source registry.

Climate (ERA5-Land normals)

Copernicus ERA5-Land monthly means (1991-2020 normals) ↗ · ERA5-Land reanalysis at the city centroid grid cell; not station weather or a forecast.
Dublin climate by monthDublin monthly 1991-2020 normals. Temperature 4.8°C to 15.1°C; warmest Jul, coldest Jan. Precipitation up to 85mm per month.
Dublin monthly climate normals
MonthTempPrecip
Jan4.8°C72mm
Feb4.9°C61mm
Mar6.1°C63mm
Apr8.0°C71mm
May10.7°C73mm
Jun13.4°C80mm
Jul15.1°C84mm
Aug14.8°C85mm
Sep12.9°C73mm
Oct10.1°C80mm
Nov7.1°C85mm
Dec5.2°C78mm
ERA5-Land 1991–2020 normals.
Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
#451 of 601 · 25th pct
9.4
°C · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
#161 of 601 · 73rd pct
4.8
°C · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
#597 of 601 · 1st pct
15.1
°C · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal)
ERA5-Land reanalysis total precipitation at the city centroid grid cell; not station weather.
#178 of 601 · 70th pct
904
mm per year · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal)
ERA5-Land mean surface solar radiation; this is irradiance, NOT sunshine hours.
#569 of 601 · 5th pct
118
W per m2 · centroid · 1991-2020
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
Dublin: Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainDublin: 9.4. Higher than 149 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 1.3 to 24.5; median 10.6.
Dublin: Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Dublin9.4
Higher than149 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median10.6
Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
Dublin: Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainDublin: 4.8. Higher than 440 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range -9.3 to 13.5; median 2.6.
Dublin: Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Dublin4.8
Higher than440 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median2.6
Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
Dublin: Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainDublin: 15.1. Higher than 4 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 12.5 to 38.1; median 19.3.
Dublin: Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Dublin15.1
Higher than4 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median19.3
Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal)
Dublin: Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainDublin: 904. Higher than 423 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 261 to 2,516; median 816.
Dublin: Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Dublin904
Higher than423 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median816
Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal)
Dublin: Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainDublin: 118. Higher than 32 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 96 to 230; median 136.
Dublin: Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Dublin118
Higher than32 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median136

Air quality (EEA annualized)

Monthly AQ statistics in European cities ↗ · Days-weighted annual mean from EEA monthly city averages after coverage filtering; not a forecast or station-only value.
Annual mean NO2 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
#74 of 329 · 78th pct
21
µg/m3 · IE001C1 · 2024
Annual mean O3 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
#268 of 281 · 5th pct
40
µg/m3 · IE001C1 · 2024
Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
#239 of 298 · 20th pct
7
µg/m3 · IE001C1 · 2024
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Annual mean NO2 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
Dublin: Annual mean NO2 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grainDublin: 21. Higher than 255 of 329 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 5 to 35; median 16.
Dublin: Annual mean NO2 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grain
Dublin21
Higher than255 of 329 records in the same comparison group
Median16
Annual mean O3 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
Dublin: Annual mean O3 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grainDublin: 40. Higher than 13 of 281 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 33 to 81; median 52.
Dublin: Annual mean O3 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grain
Dublin40
Higher than13 of 281 records in the same comparison group
Median52
Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
Dublin: Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grainDublin: 7. Higher than 59 of 298 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 3 to 22; median 9.
Dublin: Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grain
Dublin7
Higher than59 of 298 records in the same comparison group
Median9

Country price context (PPP)

Country price level index for GDP
Country-grain price-level context; not a city cost-of-living basket or local price survey. · Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real expenditures by analytical categories - based on COICOP 1999 ↗
118
EU27_2020=100 · IE · 2024

Resident perception survey

Perception survey results ↗ · Survey perception, not measured rent or purchase price.
Dublin resident perception survey
Dublin resident perception survey
strongly agreeing it is easy to find good housing at a reasonable price5.8%
somewhat agreeing it is easy to find good housing at a reasonable price11.4%
very satisfied with the quality of the air in the city30.9%
rather satisfied with the quality of the air in the city50.4%
very satisfied with the noise level in the city28.6%
rather satisfied with the noise level in the city53.7%
very satisfied with cleanliness in the city16%
rather satisfied with cleanliness in the city42.4%
strongly agreeing they are satisfied to live in this city59.4%
somewhat agreeing they are satisfied to live in this city30.2%
Feel safe at night — strongly agree27.1%
Feel safe at night — somewhat agree41.9%
Transport affordable — strongly agree30.5%
Transport affordable — somewhat agree39.4%
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Share strongly agreeing it is easy to find good housing at a reasonable price
Dublin: Share strongly agreeing it is easy to find good housing at a reasonable price in the same year and geography grainDublin: 5.8%. Higher than 9 of 30 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 2.5% to 17.4%; median 7%.
Dublin: Share strongly agreeing it is easy to find good housing at a reasonable price in the same year and geography grain
Dublin5.8%
Higher than9 of 30 records in the same comparison group
Median7%
Share somewhat agreeing it is easy to find good housing at a reasonable price
Dublin: Share somewhat agreeing it is easy to find good housing at a reasonable price in the same year and geography grainDublin: 11.4%. Higher than 9 of 30 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 4.5% to 38.2%; median 15.5%.
Dublin: Share somewhat agreeing it is easy to find good housing at a reasonable price in the same year and geography grain
Dublin11.4%
Higher than9 of 30 records in the same comparison group
Median15.5%
Share very satisfied with the quality of the air in the city
Dublin: Share very satisfied with the quality of the air in the city in the same year and geography grainDublin: 30.9%. Higher than 27 of 30 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 6.3% to 35.2%; median 13.2%.
Dublin: Share very satisfied with the quality of the air in the city in the same year and geography grain
Dublin30.9%
Higher than27 of 30 records in the same comparison group
Median13.2%
Share rather satisfied with the quality of the air in the city
Dublin: Share rather satisfied with the quality of the air in the city in the same year and geography grainDublin: 50.4%. Higher than 22 of 30 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 17.9% to 63.7%; median 44.3%.
Dublin: Share rather satisfied with the quality of the air in the city in the same year and geography grain
Dublin50.4%
Higher than22 of 30 records in the same comparison group
Median44.3%
Share very satisfied with the noise level in the city
Dublin: Share very satisfied with the noise level in the city in the same year and geography grainDublin: 28.6%. Higher than 29 of 30 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 6.7% to 28.6%; median 17.9%.
Dublin: Share very satisfied with the noise level in the city in the same year and geography grain
Dublin28.6%
Higher than29 of 30 records in the same comparison group
Median17.9%
Share rather satisfied with the noise level in the city
Dublin: Share rather satisfied with the noise level in the city in the same year and geography grainDublin: 53.7%. Higher than 26 of 30 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 24.3% to 60.2%; median 46.4%.
Dublin: Share rather satisfied with the noise level in the city in the same year and geography grain
Dublin53.7%
Higher than26 of 30 records in the same comparison group
Median46.4%
Share very satisfied with cleanliness in the city
Dublin: Share very satisfied with cleanliness in the city in the same year and geography grainDublin: 16%. Higher than 18 of 30 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 4.6% to 46.5%; median 13%.
Dublin: Share very satisfied with cleanliness in the city in the same year and geography grain
Dublin16%
Higher than18 of 30 records in the same comparison group
Median13%
Share rather satisfied with cleanliness in the city
Dublin: Share rather satisfied with cleanliness in the city in the same year and geography grainDublin: 42.4%. Higher than 13 of 30 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 14.3% to 63%; median 43.2%.
Dublin: Share rather satisfied with cleanliness in the city in the same year and geography grain
Dublin42.4%
Higher than13 of 30 records in the same comparison group
Median43.2%
Share strongly agreeing they are satisfied to live in this city
Dublin: Share strongly agreeing they are satisfied to live in this city in the same year and geography grainDublin: 59.4%. Higher than 22 of 30 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 18.4% to 77.3%; median 45.5%.
Dublin: Share strongly agreeing they are satisfied to live in this city in the same year and geography grain
Dublin59.4%
Higher than22 of 30 records in the same comparison group
Median45.5%
Share somewhat agreeing they are satisfied to live in this city
Dublin: Share somewhat agreeing they are satisfied to live in this city in the same year and geography grainDublin: 30.2%. Higher than 7 of 30 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 16.2% to 61.9%; median 42.7%.
Dublin: Share somewhat agreeing they are satisfied to live in this city in the same year and geography grain
Dublin30.2%
Higher than7 of 30 records in the same comparison group
Median42.7%
Share strongly agreeing they feel safe walking alone at night in the city
Dublin: Share strongly agreeing they feel safe walking alone at night in the city in the same year and geography grainDublin: 27.1%. Higher than 19 of 30 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 7.6% to 46.7%; median 24.6%.
Dublin: Share strongly agreeing they feel safe walking alone at night in the city in the same year and geography grain
Dublin27.1%
Higher than19 of 30 records in the same comparison group
Median24.6%
Share somewhat agreeing they feel safe walking alone at night in the city
Dublin: Share somewhat agreeing they feel safe walking alone at night in the city in the same year and geography grainDublin: 41.9%. Higher than 13 of 30 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 27.3% to 66.3%; median 42.4%.
Dublin: Share somewhat agreeing they feel safe walking alone at night in the city in the same year and geography grain
Dublin41.9%
Higher than13 of 30 records in the same comparison group
Median42.4%
Share strongly agreeing public transport is affordable
Dublin: Share strongly agreeing public transport is affordable in the same year and geography grainDublin: 30.5%. Higher than 15 of 30 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 8.5% to 61.9%; median 30.5%.
Dublin: Share strongly agreeing public transport is affordable in the same year and geography grain
Dublin30.5%
Higher than15 of 30 records in the same comparison group
Median30.5%
Share somewhat agreeing public transport is affordable
Dublin: Share somewhat agreeing public transport is affordable in the same year and geography grainDublin: 39.4%. Higher than 18 of 30 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 19.5% to 57.5%; median 36%.
Dublin: Share somewhat agreeing public transport is affordable in the same year and geography grain
Dublin39.4%
Higher than18 of 30 records in the same comparison group
Median36%

Regional context (NUTS)

Values describe the city's NUTS region, not the city itself
Regional GDP per inhabitant
NUTS3 regional value, not a city figure; the city lies within this region. · Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 region ↗
€182,300
EUR per inhabitant · IE061 · 2024
Life expectancy at birth, both sexes
NUTS2 regional value at birth, both sexes; not a city-specific figure. · Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region ↗
83.2
years · IE06 · 2024

Common questions

What is the climate of Dublin?

Its 1991–2020 ERA5-Land normal is a mean annual temperature of 9.4 °C (January 4.8 °C, July 15.1 °C) with 904 mm of precipitation a year. This is reanalysis, not station weather.

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