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May Weather at Dublin Airport Ireland

Daily high temperatures increase by 5°F, from 55°F to 60°F, rarely falling below 50°F or exceeding 67°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 5°F, from 43°F to 47°F, rarely falling below 36°F or exceeding 53°F.

For reference, on July 26, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Dublin Airport typically range from 53°F to 66°F, while on February 17, the coldest day of the year, they range from 37°F to 47°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in May at Dublin Airport

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on May. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in May at Dublin Airport

Average Hourly Temperature in May at Dublin AirportMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunvery coldcoldcoolvery coldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of May at Dublin Airport experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 53% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is May 30, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 48% of the time.

For reference, on January 27, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 67%, while on July 11, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 51%.

Cloud Cover Categories in May at Dublin Airport

Cloud Cover Categories in May at Dublin AirportMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJunMay 146%May 146%May 3148%May 3148%May 1146%May 1146%May 2148%May 2148%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Dublin Airport, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is essentially constant, remaining around 28% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 42% on December 31, and its lowest chance is 25% on April 21.

Probability of Precipitation in May at Dublin Airport

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during May at Dublin Airport is essentially constant, remaining about 1.8 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 3.5 inches or falling below 0.5 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in May at Dublin Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall in May at Dublin AirportMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 inAprJunMay 11.7 inMay 11.7 inMay 311.9 inMay 311.9 inMay 111.7 inMay 111.7 inMay 211.8 inMay 211.8 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of May at Dublin Airport, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 33 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 3 minutes, 6 seconds, and weekly increase of 21 minutes, 45 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is May 1, with 15 hours, 6 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 16 hours, 39 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in May at Dublin Airport

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month at Dublin Airport is 5:49 AM on May 1 and the earliest sunrise is 46 minutes earlier at 5:03 AM on May 31.

The earliest sunset is 8:55 PM on May 1 and the latest sunset is 47 minutes later at 9:42 PM on May 31.

Daylight saving time is observed at Dublin Airport during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during May, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:56 AM and sets 17 hours, 1 minute later, at 9:57 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:38 AM and sets 7 hours, 29 minutes later, at 4:07 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in May at Dublin Airport

The solar day over the course of May. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May at Dublin Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May at Dublin AirportMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun00101020202030304040505000010102020303030404050
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of May 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for May 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May at Dublin Airport

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May at Dublin AirportMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunApr 87:22 PMApr 87:22 PMApr 2412:50 AMApr 2412:50 AMMay 84:23 AMMay 84:23 AMMay 232:54 PMMay 232:54 PMJun 61:38 PMJun 61:38 PMJun 222:09 AMJun 222:09 AM6:37 AM6:37 AM8:12 PM8:12 PM8:29 PM8:29 PM6:01 AM6:01 AM5:22 AM5:22 AM10:21 PM10:21 PM10:13 PM10:13 PM5:02 AM5:02 AM4:12 AM4:12 AM10:45 PM10:45 PM10:24 PM10:24 PM4:26 AM4:26 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
May 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
50%3:50 AMSE11:33 AMSW-7:41 AMS232,629 mi
2
41%4:09 AMESE1:05 PMWSW-8:36 AMS230,256 mi
3
29%4:23 AMESE2:36 PMWSW-9:28 AMS228,187 mi
4
19%4:34 AME4:07 PMW-10:18 AMS226,623 mi
5
10%4:44 AME5:38 PMW-11:07 AMS225,767 mi
6
4%4:54 AMENE7:11 PMWNW-11:56 AMS225,787 mi
7
1%5:06 AMENE8:46 PMWNW-12:48 PMS226,774 mi
8
0%5:22 AMNE10:21 PMNW-1:42 PMS228,710 mi
9
3%5:44 AMNE11:51 PMNW-2:39 PMS231,463 mi
10
8%6:17 AMNE--3:38 PMS234,797 mi
11
15%-1:07 AMNW7:06 AMNE4:36 PMS238,410 mi
12
24%-2:02 AMNW8:12 AMNE5:32 PMS241,986 mi
13
33%-2:38 AMNW9:29 AMNE6:23 PMS245,234 mi
14
43%-3:01 AMNW10:48 AMNE7:10 PMS247,925 mi
15
50%-3:17 AMWNW12:06 PMENE7:54 PMS249,899 mi
16
63%-3:28 AMWNW1:22 PMENE8:34 PMS251,072 mi
17
72%-3:37 AMWNW2:34 PME9:13 PMS251,430 mi
18
80%-3:45 AMW3:46 PME9:52 PMS251,019 mi
19
87%-3:52 AMW4:58 PME10:31 PMS249,935 mi
20
93%-4:00 AMWSW6:13 PMESE11:12 PMS248,312 mi
21
97%-4:09 AMWSW7:30 PMESE11:56 PMS246,302 mi
22
99%-4:21 AMWSW8:51 PMSE--
23
100%-4:38 AMSW10:13 PMSE12:45 AMS244,059 mi
24
100%-5:02 AMSW11:31 PMSE1:38 AMS241,732 mi
25
98%-5:40 AMSW-2:36 AMS239,442 mi
26
93%12:36 AMSE6:37 AMSW-3:36 AMS237,279 mi
27
86%1:23 AMSE7:52 AMSW-4:37 AMS235,297 mi
28
77%1:54 AMSE9:19 AMSW-5:37 AMS233,522 mi
29
67%2:15 AMSE10:50 AMWSW-6:32 AMS231,969 mi
30
50%2:30 AMESE12:21 PMWSW-7:24 AMS230,656 mi
31
44%2:42 AMESE1:49 PMW-8:13 AMS229,628 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at Dublin Airport is essentially constant during May, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 24, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in May at Dublin Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels in May at Dublin AirportMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%AprJunMay 10%May 10%May 310%May 310%May 110%May 110%May 210%May 210%comfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Dublin Airport is decreasing during May, decreasing from 12.3 miles per hour to 11.1 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on January 3, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 17.2 miles per hour, while on July 23, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in May at Dublin Airport

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction at Dublin Airport during May is predominantly out of the south from May 1 to May 12 and the west from May 12 to May 18 and from May 18 to May 31.

Wind Direction in May at Dublin Airport

Wind Direction in May at Dublin AirportWSWWMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%AprJunwestsoutheastnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Dublin Airport is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature at Dublin Airport is increasing during May, rising by 4°F, from 49°F to 52°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in May at Dublin Airport

Average Water Temperature in May at Dublin AirportMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313144°F44°F46°F46°F48°F48°F50°F50°F52°F52°F54°F54°F56°F56°F58°F58°F60°F60°FAprJunMay 149°FMay 149°FMay 3152°FMay 3152°FMay 1150°FMay 1150°FMay 2151°FMay 2151°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Dublin Airport typically lasts for 7.4 months (227 days), from around April 6 to around November 19, rarely starting before February 16 or after May 4, and rarely ending before October 24 or after December 11.

The month of May at Dublin Airport is more likely than not fully within the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season increasing from 87% to 100% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May at Dublin Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May at Dublin Airportgrowing seasonMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJun87%May 187%May 1100%May 31100%May 3195%May 1195%May 1199%May 2199%May 2150%Apr 650%Apr 6very coldcoldcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at Dublin Airport are gradually increasing during May, increasing by 98°F, from 65°F to 163°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in May at Dublin Airport

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of May, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Dublin Airport is gradually increasing during May, rising by 0.9 kWh, from 5.0 kWh to 5.8 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May at Dublin Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May at Dublin AirportMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhAprJunMay 15.0 kWhMay 15.0 kWhMay 315.8 kWhMay 315.8 kWhMay 115.3 kWhMay 115.3 kWhMay 215.6 kWhMay 215.6 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Dublin Airport are 53.421 deg latitude, -6.270 deg longitude, and 223 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Dublin Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 148 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 217 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (558 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,061 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Dublin Airport is covered by artificial surfaces (44%), cropland (29%), and grassland (26%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (36%) and cropland (27%), and within 50 miles by water (44%) and grassland (32%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Dublin Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Dublin Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back are Casement Aerodrome, Belfast International Airport, Royal Air Force Valley, Isle Of Man / Ronaldsway Airport, West Freugh, Aberporth, Ireland West Airport Knock, and Shannon Airport.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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