Dingle in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Dingle sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 266 mm of rain over about 47 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Dingle's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Dingle's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 16°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 13°C
- Rainfall
- 266 mm
- 47 wet days
- Avg wind
- 18 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.3
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Dingle in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C.
A typical summer day in Dingle reaches about 16°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest June.
Dingle weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9° / 6° | 136 | 19.5 | 8 | 1.4 |
| Feb | 9° / 5° | 108 | 16 | 9.5 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 10° / 6° | 96 | 15.7 | 11.5 | 1.9 |
| Apr | 11° / 7° | 79 | 14 | 13.6 | 2.6 |
| May | 13° / 9° | 87 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 3.2 |
| Jun | 15° / 11° | 77 | 14.3 | 16.4 | 4.1 |
| Jul | 17° / 13° | 87 | 16 | 16 | 4.4 |
| Aug | 17° / 13° | 101 | 16.8 | 14.4 | 4.4 |
| Sep | 16° / 12° | 94 | 15.1 | 12.4 | 4.2 |
| Oct | 14° / 10° | 131 | 17.4 | 10.4 | 3.2 |
| Nov | 11° / 8° | 146 | 18.9 | 8.5 | 2.1 |
| Dec | 10° / 6° | 147 | 19.1 | 7.6 | 1.6 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Dingle gets around 266 mm of rain over 47 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 18 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 min in early June to 13 h 30 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.7 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Dingle?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Dingle for sightseeing.
What to pack for Dingle in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Dingle sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 47 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Dingle in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 15°C across summer — 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Bracing |
| Feb | 9 | Bracing |
| Mar | 9 | Bracing |
| Apr | 10 | Bracing |
| May | 12 | Bracing |
| Jun | 14 | Bracing |
| Jul | 15 | Cool |
| Aug | 16 | Cool |
| Sep | 15 | Bracing |
| Oct | 14 | Bracing |
| Nov | 12 | Bracing |
| Dec | 11 | Bracing |
UV index in Dingle in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 5 | Moderate |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 5 | High |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
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.
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.
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
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.