Dingle weather in October

In October, Dingle sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 131 mm of rain across 17.4 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Dingle's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dingle's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
131 mm
17.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:16 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
77%
8th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Dingle is town in County Kerry, Ireland.

Density
621/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in Dingle reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 3°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Dingle weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 13619.581.4
Feb / 108169.51.5
Mar10° / 9615.711.51.9
Apr11° / 791413.62.6
May13° / 8715.515.43.2
Jun15° / 11°7714.316.44.1
Jul17° / 13°8716164.4
Aug17° / 13°10116.814.44.4
Sep16° / 12°9415.112.44.2
Oct14° / 10°13117.410.43.2
Nov11° / 14618.98.52.1
Dec10° / 14719.17.61.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22278
32377
42278
52278
62476
72476
82476
92476
102377
112377
122377
132476
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dingle gets around 131 mm of rain over 17.4 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 56% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
253
353
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653
752
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2863
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3064
3164

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18713
28713
38812
48812
58911
68911
79010
89010
9919
10919
11919
12919
13928
14928
15928
16937
17937
18937
19946
20946
21946
22955
23955
24955
25955
26964
27964
28964
29964
30973
31973

Wind in October

Winds average 21 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 7:43 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 5:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:496:11
211.36:516:09
311.26:536:06
411.26:546:04
511.16:566:01
611.06:585:59
710.97:005:57
810.97:025:54
910.87:035:52
1010.77:055:50
1110.77:075:48
1210.67:095:45
1310.57:105:43
1410.57:125:41
1510.47:145:39
1610.37:165:36
1710.37:185:34
1810.27:195:32
1910.17:215:30
2010.17:235:28
2110.07:255:26
229.97:275:24
239.97:295:22
249.87:305:19
259.87:325:17
269.77:345:16
279.67:365:14
289.67:385:12
299.57:405:10
309.47:415:08
319.47:435:06

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.0Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Dingle?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dingle.

What to pack for Dingle in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Dingle sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and a windbreaker. About 17 days see rain.

rain geara warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near Dingle in October

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul15Cool
Aug16Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Dingle in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dingle peaks around August 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dingle?

Dingle sits at 52.1°N, 10.3°W, 0 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Tralee, 41 km away.

TraleeKillarneyEnnisBallincolligLimerickCorkDouglasCarrigaline

Topography around Dingle

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dingle.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dingle has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 938 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,051 m.

The land around Dingle is covered by grassland (78%) within 3 km, water (54%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and water (52%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
427 m
16 km
938 m
80 km
1,051 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Tralee 41 km · Killarney 53 km · Ennis 117 km · Ballincollig 119 km · Limerick 126 km · Cork 126 km · Douglas 129 km · Carrigaline 133 km

Ireland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$131,592
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
96%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 69%none 15%Protestant 4%Orthodox 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dingle (52.1408°, -10.2689°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).