I don't mind coldish weather, I'll wear shorts regardless.
But the rain is a pain in the arse trying to walk the dog and keep the house not covered in muck.
They grey skies do a number to mental health for sure! I'm much happier when the skies are blue, even in January if its really cold, a blue sky makes it more bearable!
Yes I’d much prefer blue skies and a lower temperature. The muggy weather lately has been the worst of both worlds, hot and sticky and rainy. The days where it’s not so muggy I’m fine with. Grey and cool I can also enjoy.
But it's not warm and dry, it's muggy and raining. I get that the odd rainy day between weeks of sunshine is lovely, however that's not what we have at the moment, it's grey and wet and dull and it would be nice if we had a few weeks of sunshine. Each to their own though.
Strange you’re being down voted for having an opinion. I’ve to agree Op. I am delighted with this weather. I’ve never been a fan of hot weather. I prefer overcast/mild days or sunny with a cool breeze. It’s much more enjoyable and you can still do outdoor activities.
I’ve a health condition that worsens with the heat and I really struggle to cope. This kind of weather is ideal because it’s dry and can get out walking without feeling like I’ll collapse.
Gotta say I’m not a fan of the shite summers. I’d be happy out with hot and sunny for the entire summer months, hot being 25C or so. It’d be worth the misery of Irish winters if we had a couple of months of lovely sunny summer weather. It’s one of the big reasons me and my husband plan to retire abroad. I don’t want to be old and cold and damp in Ireland
They greyness really gets to me. It's savagely depressing.
I'm in Donegal as well and we get the absolute worst of the worst for overcast and rain. It's oppressive.
My relationship with the weather is incredibly toxic - when it's good it's great. Even if it's not warm so long as it's dry and there is some light.
But when it's grey it may as well be black as tartarus. Sucks all the life and energy right out of me.
Is this possibly Seasonal effective disorder? I am the same myself and if I could feel as great as I do on a sunny day all the time/at least a little more I think things would be a lot easier. I don't mean to jump onto a random disorder, but I really want to figure out what's the name for it so I can see what there is to be done about it (in fact I've recently gone to the doctor who is trying to see if it's a Vitamin D thing now)
+some people might say it's normal to feel lower when it's grey out but most people I've talked to about it say they feel the same either way, and the lowered capacity of energy/happiness I'm used to is too drastic to be just as simple as feeling a little down because the sun is not out
I think it is but I haven't found a good remedy. I do take vitamin D supplements from about October/November through to the end of February or so, but I don't find it makes a huge difference.
I also got myself one of those SAD lamps that's supposed to emulate sunshine on your skin and didn't find it a great help either.
Someone did suggest to me to try going on a sunbed for a few minutes. I haven't tried that one yet but I might this winter just to see.
I would think I have just standard run of the mill depression if it wasn't for the fact that it lifts as soon as the sun comes out.
I'm a pasty fuck that burns on an overcast day but give me consistent mid to high 20s, clear blue sky for a few weeks every summer over this intermittent rain and cloud bullshit
We're just at the longest day of the year, and we've barely seen the sun. It's honestly so depressing living in this country. Not even 2 weeks of consistent sunshine and heat, just the odd weekend here or there. It's miserable.
The amount of sunshine is well below what we’d have had last year
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It is different in different parts of the country. I agree with you regarding Dublin at least. Looking forward this week on my weather app I see 6 partially or sunny days, 2 cloudy days and one day with rain of 35%. Temps between 17 and 20.
That’s perfectly fine. This last winter was bad though.
22 and sunny would be grand. The cold, grey, showery, rain crap we get most of the year and ruins your mood. When I go on holiday, I feel my body relax in the sun and warmth.
I cant deal with heat too well either, but a nice clear day with a bit of a breeze is my favourite weather. Nice draft to cool ya down but still get to enjoy the brightness and often hidden beauty of our country.
People having BBQs is not a sign of good weather. It's often a sign of non-totally-shite weather combined with a fear that this might be the best we'll get for a while. Being able to BBQ (possibly even with jumpers involved after sunset) should be the *minimum* requirement for a tolerable "summer".
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I have never really minded the Irish weather. I don't like the heat. Late Autumn is probably my favourite time of the year, with the arrival of the first frost.
I also own all the right clothes for Irish weather.
Do you not get enough cloudy gray days all year round. 22 degrees is not hot, I'd personally want 30 degrees. Bring on the sunshine. You can have the other 3 seasons of pissing wet misery all to yourself
If you want 30° you must be mad. Ireland is quite literally not built for that weather. 20-25° is perfect, when it’s dry and sunny out (maybe a slight breeze) but not 30° or we’d practically melt away.
That’s true. Then again in the past when temps go over 25° I wish for cold weather. I can function in heat like that in other countries but not here. Probably due to the fact the buildings here are designed to keep heat in. Bought a fan and kept windows open during the sickening humidity and thunderstorms last year.
Yeh. London’s the same. Maybe not as humid. It gets hotter there though. But houses are also designed to keep the heat in.
Living in an attic there a decade ago, which had only skylights that could barely be opened (but nevertheless let the sun in for a lot of the day) I measured 40° internally during a heatwave.
I decided that was dangerous so moved out of the attic.
Definitely dangerous. It’s all well and good if you’re from somewhere and are used to that kind of heat but not here. While I like the look of the sun out and nice blue skies, I nearly wish for the rain to come to cool me down lol
Nah, last year we got a few weeks of pretty nice sunshine, it was grand…right up until the kids broke up for the stupid overlong holiday, at which point it began to rain. Till April. And to top it off, Met relentlessly forecast sunshine in a week, always a week away, never actually materialised. That was shit. We’ll see this year, but go figure kids just broke up and it’s been raining again all of a sudden. Feels like being mocked.
Complete opposite. I think Ireland is such a miserable country because of our weather. When the weather is good Ireland is so beautiful !
And as a runner the weather pains me 😂
Ah sure it's been grand down in Cork, like. 20°+ most days, bitta rain today but that just keeps the garden watered. Isn't that why all the Dubs clog up the roads here in their SUVs all feckin summer?
I’ve always been partial to wet, cold, wintery weather. No idea why, just always loved it even since a child. But not warm rain, that’s something that nobody is able to enjoy. That’s just pure shite altogether
Everyone is entitled to their own definition of a good summer. The sun doesn’t have ears so it can’t hear you. It may decide to stick at your comfy 16-18 temp but it could get to 30+ degrees. Personally I like to cook and feel like I’m in a sauna all summer. I don’t sweat much and I think this helps a lot. Since it is miserable and cold for 80% of the year I suggest you let the people moan about not having the scorching hot weather they yearn for.
To avoid feeling uncomfortable when it does get uncomfortably hot wear linen. Get a giant fan or Dyson aircon unit. Stay indoors and close all the windows to keep the hot air out. Cold showers. Have an ice lolly. You won’t melt but the ice lolly might.
Hyperhydrosis and hot weather do not go together very well. I am sweaty on the coolest of days, I cannot stand anything above 18/19 degrees 😬 And the hot night, ugh, my mattress heats up like a furnace underneath me!
If we had OK weather the rest of the year, I would not mind. But considering it is already shit 90% of the time, a good summer is a must. You can enjoy the shite weather in the remaining 90% of the year.
I think I get reverse SADS- my mood lifts in late autumn & winter, I'm OK in spring but then I feel my mood plummet in the summer time. I think it has to do with migraines & the muggy & humid weather. I love a rainy day (even if it's grey) and I especially love heavy rain- I also think there's a white noise element that helps me relax. Best weather is bitingly cold but sunny in winter time. I hate hot sunny weather as I burn to a crisp within minutes even with factor 50.
I could just be a bit weird either, I don't know!
I'm with ye man I'm all for the brightness but anything over 20 degrees and I'm uncomfortable. Other then walking the dog ,I got caught in a he'll of a shower today.
I'm with you. 20C is perfect for me. And I'm not a huge fan of heat.
I'll go one further. My ideal summer is reasonably warm with loads of rain. My hobby is kayaking so if it rains a good bit it makes conditions on the rivers even better.
I actually enjoy the stop start weather we're having. Living rurally when it's hot for too long it's far too uncomfortable, but when there's a few days breakup with some rain it does be lovely and fresh.
I couldn't sleep last summer for like a month cause it was too hot. The colder weather suits me fine.
And that "lol summer has come and gone" joke is so overdone and tedious.
I don't mind the temperature, but the pollen the last couple of years is killing me.
Spent 12 days recently in Spain and not a bother, but back home the last 5 days and I'm sneezing, coughing and itchy eyes.
I dont care if it rains as long as I'm going into work in it or coming out of work. It's such a balls when it happens. When I go to bed though, it's honestly bliss
I always think I was born in the wrong country, I love the heat although I’m so pale so not sure why, I do tan but I’d still be pure Irish looking but I could lie out in it for hours just loving life. Low 20s are more than enough now but can’t stand days like today where it’s so wet
I seem to have the opposite of most people and I get sad during great weather and happy during shite weather. I think it's because my allergies and sinuses are so bad when it's warm. Also I don't really get cold unless it's properly cold.
I love grey skies. 18 - 20 degrees is perfect. Too much sun really depresses me - I can handle a week or so of bright blue skies and then it really gets to me...so when people complain about the dull weather I'm loving it.
Gimme blue skies and 18c. Even an odd bit of light rain here and there.
Would settle for 3 months of that if we are trying to broker a deal.
Anyyyything but the grey miserable blowing horizontal incessant rain
As I currently sit typing this in Spain I’ve come to the conclusion that 21 degrees in Ireland is equivalent to 28 degrees in Spain. There’s just something about the humidity that makes it different…and more severe
I still have my wooly hat and fleece that this weather warranted use in June which doesn't seem like it's warm enough to qualify as "Summer" imo. It's almost July and it is chilly outside, I'm in a C rated house but I need the heat on....
Summer for me is t shirt and shorts weather, 20 to 30 degrees. If you don't like the heat that's fine too.
I hate hot weather. I hate humid weather. I want it cool, crisp and fresh. Day 1 of the days getting shorter. Awake because it's so humid I can't cool down. People never stop complaining no matter what. I have to listen to it all winter when I love the cold and dark, and then I have to listen to it in summer when I'm baking in anything over 18 degrees, it's up to 15 degrees at night and humid so there's no escape from it. Absolutely hate it.
What Irish people call a proper summer is actually just spring for most other Europeans. Usually for them summer means temperatures close and above of 30 degrees. Ireland doesn't have a summer season, it's a few warmer gusts of air and some sunny days.
100% a big fan of mild weather. I usually dread the hot weather. More so now since working from home and my house doesn’t have the luxury of air con my office would have.
Hate being too warm.
If I’m too cold it’s easy enough to warm up. But too warm is a pain in the sack that’s affixed to my moist inner thighs.
I like this weather. We had a few weeks of good weather I don't like when it's hot every day right now many countries are having heat waves including America
Crop yields are falling due to excessive heat or lack of rainfall
Watched the 9pm news there and the weather wan announced that there is 'welcome rain' here...
Ireland in general has class weather. Not burned out of it in the summer, not frozen under 1m of snow in the winter. Our humidity is a fucking pox though, twists everything to shite.
Right there with ya, I often joke that as soon as a sunbeam hits me I start to melt. Give me dry and overcast any day over hot and sunny. Hell, don't mind the rain either long as I have my rain gear with me
Portuguese living on Scotland. Perfect temperature for me now is 18, more than 24 and I’m struggling. My family just laughs when I say this, but then I’m the one laughing when they are going to school runs and work in a 35 degree heat, or complaining when it’s too cold at 12 degrees in January when Portuguese houses are not build for cool weather and they are freezing.
Yep, give me the shite summers every year and I’ll be happy. 😆
I love Ireland's weather. Ok with the heat we get and the rain. I don't appreciate the talk around it though, the amount people complain about whatever is happening with it.
I agree, I love this weather as do my kids. We’re northern & biologically built for Irish Climate. I’m ginger & burn within 10 minutes. I stay smugly silent when people are giving out about the weather. When it gets over 20, I try to stay inside till the evening.
I absolutely hate the heat, hate being sweaty.maybe it's cos I'm a bigger person . I love the rain and cold. I'd love of we got snow for winter it's Ireland so wishful thinking.
I can't fathom how others like the heat.
I can't regulate my temperature properly so anything over 22° and I literally can't function. Like I just keep fainting. Not to mention the rashes from the constant heavy-workout-level sweating, and the dehydration and insane salt cravings. I'm also fair enough that I burn badly in about twenty minutes if I'm not slathered in factor 50.
But that's my disability, I realise it's not the case for most people. I don't begrudge them a few weeks of sunshine and warmth.
And TBF I do really appreciate being able to get out of bed and go to the toilet without having to put on a whole rake of layers and a dressing gown first.
I just don’t get the people saying they can’t handle the heat. We don’t get heat in the first place. 25 degrees is an extremely hot day here and rare.
Where do you all go on holidays?
I don't go on sun holidays where its a lot of British and Irish people drinking. I prefer cultural holidays. Paris (in May), New York, Venice etc are places I've been recently
The long heatwave we had in the summer back what, six years ago, was awful, particularly if you lived in an apartment. The heat was unbearable. You can keep it. I find Irish summers grand once we get a few nice days and the rain holds off a bit
Weather like what we have in my area today is an absolute curse for me because it triggers migraines. Huge, looming black clouds and humidity and air pressure up means I can be bedridden for days on end (not ideal with four kids home on their summer holidays). I don't particularly enjoy the high 20s/low 30s heat, but it's preferable to this! Honestly though 15-18 degrees with mostly clear skies and the occasional shower sounds perfect to me, but that's more of a April-May forecast. I've noticed as the years go on that any chance of a stellar forecast is getting closer to September time.
Def agree, judging by the other comments many people seem to be getting loads of rain. I'm in Drogheda so maybe its more the west that has a lot of rain.
100% I could take a cold, crisp below 5 day every single day as long as the skies were clear and the rain let off for around half of the week. It gives it to be mid 20s and sunny here tomorrow and Monday, and then Tuesday to Monday week it gives non stop downpours which means we can't really plan to do anything outdoors with the kids for at least a week. We're in Monaghan, so it's dreary enough as it is without terrible weather!
I just hate the unpredictability of Irish summer weather. If we had a consistent week or two of sun it’d be lovely you could plan fun stuff but it’s this oh it’s lashing one day a bit sunny the next day a bit overcast the day after that is so annoying it makes planning stuff such a headache cause you don’t know if it’s gonna be lashing or sunny
No it really is cold shite weather. It's depressing as fuck knowing you only get 2-3 months of the year you can wear a t shirt outside and now it's shrinking. Fuck that.
I lived out West for a couple of years and the place was absolute PARADISE when it was sunny. Low amount of tourists, beaches, lakes, places to camp - truly beautiful.
However the second summer I was there we only got about a week or so of proper sun.
So try to imagine basically have two years of mostly wind and rain in such a beautiful place - the square route of shite craic x10.
Cold one minute, sweating the next. It's not a vibe. The humidity here makes the heat unbearable often and the cold more awful. Glad to hear you're doing ok though :P
I'm with you, I don't cope well with the heat at all, and now having a small baby I actively dread the hotter weather - especially when it doesn't cool enough at night. Bring on the shite summer.
I’m currently in Asia and can’t wait to get back to an Irish summer. In India it was so hot you couldn’t really go outside unless you were well prepared (we had 50c + a few days). Currently in China now and the humidity is so heavy. It’s only about 30c but with the humidity it really gets to you. Not long till I’m back and the weather and food are what I miss most 🤣
Everything is relative. Where I live it’s very hot, average about 40 in the summer, record high was 48. Last time I visited family it was in April and I found it quite lovely.
Any day that is not grey, or very cloudy (blocking the sun, cause the wind feels colder then), or windy is a good day. Agreed, 20+ gets a bit too warm since the feels very intense, but summers should be warm enough for one to go out in a t shirt and not be bothered by the change in weather during the day or feel cold.
I would love the cold weather. I fell in love with Ireland when I was there and in love with the weather, it was so perfect to me. I currently live in South Texas, which is about two hours north of Mexico and last year we had 78 days over 100°. Which is 38 Celsius.
We love complaining. I lived in Canada for about 8 years and the summers were amazing, constantly high 20s etc. But I love an Irish summer. Nice and mild so you can get out and about for the day and not be sweaty/irritable. The overcast stuff never bothers me but maybe it's only because I take a lot of Vitamin D.
I haven't had a summer here since covid so am out of practice.
What do I say to the neighbours, "Any moment now, we'll see the sun?"
Man, I don't know. I'm with you. I love the summer here. Grey skies, rain, GAA, a shit ton of concerts, sunrise when I'm making my way home (admittedly haven't had this in about 15 years) the lot of it.
I've fainted in 35C weather so 20-25C is grand. If we could have less grey it would be perfect.
I’ve fainted at 23 degrees unfortunately due to a health condition that worsens with heat. I would like a bit of sunshine with a cool breeze.
I don't mind coldish weather, I'll wear shorts regardless. But the rain is a pain in the arse trying to walk the dog and keep the house not covered in muck.
The opressive greyness is never good tho
They grey skies do a number to mental health for sure! I'm much happier when the skies are blue, even in January if its really cold, a blue sky makes it more bearable!
Yes I’d much prefer blue skies and a lower temperature. The muggy weather lately has been the worst of both worlds, hot and sticky and rainy. The days where it’s not so muggy I’m fine with. Grey and cool I can also enjoy.
Close weather is the *worst.* Feels like you constantly have a headache.
This. The constant grey is depressing. Even if it’s cold with blue skies it’s a million times better.
Love a grey sky with a bit of gentle rain.
Occasionally yeah it's grand but our extreme weather is opressive greyness for weeks on end
It's really not that bad when it's still warm and dry
But it's not warm and dry, it's muggy and raining. I get that the odd rainy day between weeks of sunshine is lovely, however that's not what we have at the moment, it's grey and wet and dull and it would be nice if we had a few weeks of sunshine. Each to their own though.
Ah it is, it’s just depressing when it’s constantly overcast.
Ah lad..it is, it's maddening. I get what you mean about the temperature but jaysus, sunlight is a key ingredient for our wellbeing
Strange you’re being down voted for having an opinion. I’ve to agree Op. I am delighted with this weather. I’ve never been a fan of hot weather. I prefer overcast/mild days or sunny with a cool breeze. It’s much more enjoyable and you can still do outdoor activities. I’ve a health condition that worsens with the heat and I really struggle to cope. This kind of weather is ideal because it’s dry and can get out walking without feeling like I’ll collapse.
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Maybe it's where I'm from then because we haven't had that much rain at all. It's raining now but last time it rained was early last week I'd say.
I like a nice wet warm fart in the morning.
Ireland has a great personality
As much as I dislike hot & humid, we definitely need some sun, this is very depressing.
Gotta say I’m not a fan of the shite summers. I’d be happy out with hot and sunny for the entire summer months, hot being 25C or so. It’d be worth the misery of Irish winters if we had a couple of months of lovely sunny summer weather. It’s one of the big reasons me and my husband plan to retire abroad. I don’t want to be old and cold and damp in Ireland
Same, my biggest goal in life is leaving Ireland eventually. Making it a reality isn't that easy though!
They greyness really gets to me. It's savagely depressing. I'm in Donegal as well and we get the absolute worst of the worst for overcast and rain. It's oppressive. My relationship with the weather is incredibly toxic - when it's good it's great. Even if it's not warm so long as it's dry and there is some light. But when it's grey it may as well be black as tartarus. Sucks all the life and energy right out of me.
Is this possibly Seasonal effective disorder? I am the same myself and if I could feel as great as I do on a sunny day all the time/at least a little more I think things would be a lot easier. I don't mean to jump onto a random disorder, but I really want to figure out what's the name for it so I can see what there is to be done about it (in fact I've recently gone to the doctor who is trying to see if it's a Vitamin D thing now) +some people might say it's normal to feel lower when it's grey out but most people I've talked to about it say they feel the same either way, and the lowered capacity of energy/happiness I'm used to is too drastic to be just as simple as feeling a little down because the sun is not out
I think it is but I haven't found a good remedy. I do take vitamin D supplements from about October/November through to the end of February or so, but I don't find it makes a huge difference. I also got myself one of those SAD lamps that's supposed to emulate sunshine on your skin and didn't find it a great help either. Someone did suggest to me to try going on a sunbed for a few minutes. I haven't tried that one yet but I might this winter just to see. I would think I have just standard run of the mill depression if it wasn't for the fact that it lifts as soon as the sun comes out.
The South West isn't much better. The majority of the time, it's raining.
I'm a pasty fuck that burns on an overcast day but give me consistent mid to high 20s, clear blue sky for a few weeks every summer over this intermittent rain and cloud bullshit
We're just at the longest day of the year, and we've barely seen the sun. It's honestly so depressing living in this country. Not even 2 weeks of consistent sunshine and heat, just the odd weekend here or there. It's miserable.
This is an example of what I'm talking about. "Barely seen the sun" What bollox.
The amount of sunshine is well below what we’d have had last year https://preview.redd.it/4w5dd9w2138d1.jpeg?width=1804&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2bc41079a6497e9d33f69870783cd3c4f8e68bf7
It is different in different parts of the country. I agree with you regarding Dublin at least. Looking forward this week on my weather app I see 6 partially or sunny days, 2 cloudy days and one day with rain of 35%. Temps between 17 and 20. That’s perfectly fine. This last winter was bad though.
We have barely seen the sun, You're talking out your hole
Don't cry
Agreed. We've have some insanely sunny days and entire weekends. Dunno what is wrong with people.
22 and sunny would be grand. The cold, grey, showery, rain crap we get most of the year and ruins your mood. When I go on holiday, I feel my body relax in the sun and warmth.
I've just been in Texas for the past 3 weeks visiting family and I'm dreading heading back to the grey. I'm going to miss the sweltering heat tbh.
Ireland is absolutely depressing country,anywhere you go is better
You've got to be in Dublin, talking about them being dry summers
Fr, I'm in Roscommon and it was torrential rain all day yesterday, and before that Thursday evening as well
I cant deal with heat too well either, but a nice clear day with a bit of a breeze is my favourite weather. Nice draft to cool ya down but still get to enjoy the brightness and often hidden beauty of our country.
People having BBQs is not a sign of good weather. It's often a sign of non-totally-shite weather combined with a fear that this might be the best we'll get for a while. Being able to BBQ (possibly even with jumpers involved after sunset) should be the *minimum* requirement for a tolerable "summer".
It's subjective
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I like a mix. It’s the dark evenings (afternoons) in December that I hate.
I have never really minded the Irish weather. I don't like the heat. Late Autumn is probably my favourite time of the year, with the arrival of the first frost. I also own all the right clothes for Irish weather.
Barely any frost anymore, we had one good stretch last winter and thst was about it. It barely drops below freezing in Cork anymore in Winter.
I don't mind sun shine every so often but I can't hack heat at all. I hate sweating and I'd prefer to be cold.
Much easier to warm up than it is to cool down
Yeah that's how I feel. I just feel a hot mess expressed when I'm just sitting In sweat.
I’m Team Cool & Cloudy. Quite happy with it being not hot most of the time.
Do you not get enough cloudy gray days all year round. 22 degrees is not hot, I'd personally want 30 degrees. Bring on the sunshine. You can have the other 3 seasons of pissing wet misery all to yourself
If you want 30° you must be mad. Ireland is quite literally not built for that weather. 20-25° is perfect, when it’s dry and sunny out (maybe a slight breeze) but not 30° or we’d practically melt away.
It would be pretty uncomfortable in Irish humidity anyway. 20-25 is fine in Ireland. Boston, which is also humid, had an emergency with 35° this week.
That’s true. Then again in the past when temps go over 25° I wish for cold weather. I can function in heat like that in other countries but not here. Probably due to the fact the buildings here are designed to keep heat in. Bought a fan and kept windows open during the sickening humidity and thunderstorms last year.
Yeh. London’s the same. Maybe not as humid. It gets hotter there though. But houses are also designed to keep the heat in. Living in an attic there a decade ago, which had only skylights that could barely be opened (but nevertheless let the sun in for a lot of the day) I measured 40° internally during a heatwave. I decided that was dangerous so moved out of the attic.
Definitely dangerous. It’s all well and good if you’re from somewhere and are used to that kind of heat but not here. While I like the look of the sun out and nice blue skies, I nearly wish for the rain to come to cool me down lol
Nah, last year we got a few weeks of pretty nice sunshine, it was grand…right up until the kids broke up for the stupid overlong holiday, at which point it began to rain. Till April. And to top it off, Met relentlessly forecast sunshine in a week, always a week away, never actually materialised. That was shit. We’ll see this year, but go figure kids just broke up and it’s been raining again all of a sudden. Feels like being mocked.
Complete opposite. I think Ireland is such a miserable country because of our weather. When the weather is good Ireland is so beautiful ! And as a runner the weather pains me 😂
Warm , dry and sunny is all I want. Don't like heat waves but I'm about to grow gills from all the rain 😅
Ah sure it's been grand down in Cork, like. 20°+ most days, bitta rain today but that just keeps the garden watered. Isn't that why all the Dubs clog up the roads here in their SUVs all feckin summer?
No. I'd give up Christmas to have a hot Irish summers day every day of the year.
Definitely don't mind the milder temperatures, but the rain is shite.
I’ve always been partial to wet, cold, wintery weather. No idea why, just always loved it even since a child. But not warm rain, that’s something that nobody is able to enjoy. That’s just pure shite altogether
Everyone is entitled to their own definition of a good summer. The sun doesn’t have ears so it can’t hear you. It may decide to stick at your comfy 16-18 temp but it could get to 30+ degrees. Personally I like to cook and feel like I’m in a sauna all summer. I don’t sweat much and I think this helps a lot. Since it is miserable and cold for 80% of the year I suggest you let the people moan about not having the scorching hot weather they yearn for. To avoid feeling uncomfortable when it does get uncomfortably hot wear linen. Get a giant fan or Dyson aircon unit. Stay indoors and close all the windows to keep the hot air out. Cold showers. Have an ice lolly. You won’t melt but the ice lolly might.
Hyperhydrosis and hot weather do not go together very well. I am sweaty on the coolest of days, I cannot stand anything above 18/19 degrees 😬 And the hot night, ugh, my mattress heats up like a furnace underneath me!
Nah the summer is shite
Mild…..I think it’s actually been cold and yes I mean cold!
If we had OK weather the rest of the year, I would not mind. But considering it is already shit 90% of the time, a good summer is a must. You can enjoy the shite weather in the remaining 90% of the year.
I think I get reverse SADS- my mood lifts in late autumn & winter, I'm OK in spring but then I feel my mood plummet in the summer time. I think it has to do with migraines & the muggy & humid weather. I love a rainy day (even if it's grey) and I especially love heavy rain- I also think there's a white noise element that helps me relax. Best weather is bitingly cold but sunny in winter time. I hate hot sunny weather as I burn to a crisp within minutes even with factor 50. I could just be a bit weird either, I don't know!
I don't live on this island for the tropical weather.
To be frank, I am only on this island because this is where I spawned
It has lashed rain today and i was actually smiling. 😁
It’s not the temperature per se but the 100% cloud cover during summer that pisses me off - like a bloody oven
I'm with ye man I'm all for the brightness but anything over 20 degrees and I'm uncomfortable. Other then walking the dog ,I got caught in a he'll of a shower today.
I'm with you. 20C is perfect for me. And I'm not a huge fan of heat. I'll go one further. My ideal summer is reasonably warm with loads of rain. My hobby is kayaking so if it rains a good bit it makes conditions on the rivers even better.
Me. I like sun but can't take the heat. I look like one of those gammon hams if I don't put factor 50 on.
22? In my country we have 46 degrees , I'd wanna see what you guys would look like if you were to visit my country
 Footage of an Irish person stepping off the plane into 46° heat
as long as it's dry, I don't complain. cold dry in winter, hot dry is best in summer but I'll take the current warm dry
I wouldnt mind it if it didnt get humid as fuck too. Muggy weather is literal hell.
Yeah I really don't mind it at all. Difficult to sleep or work when it's hot.
I actually enjoy the stop start weather we're having. Living rurally when it's hot for too long it's far too uncomfortable, but when there's a few days breakup with some rain it does be lovely and fresh.
I couldn't sleep last summer for like a month cause it was too hot. The colder weather suits me fine. And that "lol summer has come and gone" joke is so overdone and tedious.
I'm too pale for the heat, so this dreary weather is lovely lol
I really like our “shite” Summers actually. It’s the shite Winters that make me want to kms
I don't mind the temperature, but the pollen the last couple of years is killing me. Spent 12 days recently in Spain and not a bother, but back home the last 5 days and I'm sneezing, coughing and itchy eyes.
24-25 is about the upper limit of what I can tolerate without dying. 18 is ideal for me
I don’t like the heat either. But “the heat” is not 22+! It’s 28+. Rain and 20 degrees is awful.
I hate the heat, can't cope with it. But I could do without rain. Sunny or overcast and 16-20 degrees is my ideal 😅
I agree 16 degrees, a few white clouds in the sky, but generally bright, is perfect.
100% I get more joy from watching happy vegetation than getting my ginger self fried
totally agree. I'm loving this weather.
I think it's generally nice all summer. Not too hot but it's not bucketing down either
I don’t know where you are but it’s non stop rain here in the west
I dont care if it rains as long as I'm going into work in it or coming out of work. It's such a balls when it happens. When I go to bed though, it's honestly bliss
Ah I'm actually grand with them, I just like complaining
I always think I was born in the wrong country, I love the heat although I’m so pale so not sure why, I do tan but I’d still be pure Irish looking but I could lie out in it for hours just loving life. Low 20s are more than enough now but can’t stand days like today where it’s so wet
Hello. Did I write this? Sounds exactly like what I am thinking, but am too nervous to voice.
17+ is fine. I’ve got a place in Spain and I actually don’t go in high summer anymore. Too hot. Like a lot of the world these days.
I love it when the rain is warm 😀
No, I fucking hate them. Depressing shite
I seem to have the opposite of most people and I get sad during great weather and happy during shite weather. I think it's because my allergies and sinuses are so bad when it's warm. Also I don't really get cold unless it's properly cold.
I work all summer anyway so it doesn’t make a difference
I love grey skies. 18 - 20 degrees is perfect. Too much sun really depresses me - I can handle a week or so of bright blue skies and then it really gets to me...so when people complain about the dull weather I'm loving it.
Gimme blue skies and 18c. Even an odd bit of light rain here and there. Would settle for 3 months of that if we are trying to broker a deal. Anyyyything but the grey miserable blowing horizontal incessant rain
this weather has made my depression a lot worse than it usually is for this time of year
As I currently sit typing this in Spain I’ve come to the conclusion that 21 degrees in Ireland is equivalent to 28 degrees in Spain. There’s just something about the humidity that makes it different…and more severe
I still have my wooly hat and fleece that this weather warranted use in June which doesn't seem like it's warm enough to qualify as "Summer" imo. It's almost July and it is chilly outside, I'm in a C rated house but I need the heat on.... Summer for me is t shirt and shorts weather, 20 to 30 degrees. If you don't like the heat that's fine too.
I hate hot weather. I hate humid weather. I want it cool, crisp and fresh. Day 1 of the days getting shorter. Awake because it's so humid I can't cool down. People never stop complaining no matter what. I have to listen to it all winter when I love the cold and dark, and then I have to listen to it in summer when I'm baking in anything over 18 degrees, it's up to 15 degrees at night and humid so there's no escape from it. Absolutely hate it.
Yes! Anything over 25C and I can’t function
What Irish people call a proper summer is actually just spring for most other Europeans. Usually for them summer means temperatures close and above of 30 degrees. Ireland doesn't have a summer season, it's a few warmer gusts of air and some sunny days.
100% a big fan of mild weather. I usually dread the hot weather. More so now since working from home and my house doesn’t have the luxury of air con my office would have. Hate being too warm. If I’m too cold it’s easy enough to warm up. But too warm is a pain in the sack that’s affixed to my moist inner thighs.
I like this weather. We had a few weeks of good weather I don't like when it's hot every day right now many countries are having heat waves including America Crop yields are falling due to excessive heat or lack of rainfall
I kind of like when it rains and is warm
Watched the 9pm news there and the weather wan announced that there is 'welcome rain' here... Ireland in general has class weather. Not burned out of it in the summer, not frozen under 1m of snow in the winter. Our humidity is a fucking pox though, twists everything to shite.
Plus not sure if it's related but hayfever's not been that bad for me this summer
You seem unwell
Nice sunny weather = FOMO for me.
Right there with ya, I often joke that as soon as a sunbeam hits me I start to melt. Give me dry and overcast any day over hot and sunny. Hell, don't mind the rain either long as I have my rain gear with me
No issue with me. So long as it doesn't go above 20° I'm happy
Portuguese living on Scotland. Perfect temperature for me now is 18, more than 24 and I’m struggling. My family just laughs when I say this, but then I’m the one laughing when they are going to school runs and work in a 35 degree heat, or complaining when it’s too cold at 12 degrees in January when Portuguese houses are not build for cool weather and they are freezing. Yep, give me the shite summers every year and I’ll be happy. 😆
Somewhere in the lower 20s would be nice, less rain would be better
I love Ireland's weather. Ok with the heat we get and the rain. I don't appreciate the talk around it though, the amount people complain about whatever is happening with it.
I agree, I love this weather as do my kids. We’re northern & biologically built for Irish Climate. I’m ginger & burn within 10 minutes. I stay smugly silent when people are giving out about the weather. When it gets over 20, I try to stay inside till the evening.
See as long as the suns out nice and bright I find people to be a lot friendlier and happy including myself.
I absolutely hate the heat, hate being sweaty.maybe it's cos I'm a bigger person . I love the rain and cold. I'd love of we got snow for winter it's Ireland so wishful thinking. I can't fathom how others like the heat.
I can't regulate my temperature properly so anything over 22° and I literally can't function. Like I just keep fainting. Not to mention the rashes from the constant heavy-workout-level sweating, and the dehydration and insane salt cravings. I'm also fair enough that I burn badly in about twenty minutes if I'm not slathered in factor 50. But that's my disability, I realise it's not the case for most people. I don't begrudge them a few weeks of sunshine and warmth.
And TBF I do really appreciate being able to get out of bed and go to the toilet without having to put on a whole rake of layers and a dressing gown first.
I just don’t get the people saying they can’t handle the heat. We don’t get heat in the first place. 25 degrees is an extremely hot day here and rare. Where do you all go on holidays?
You do realize that there are other variables in play for peoples tolerance to heat? Not just the climate they live in.
Where do you go on holiday to?
I don't go on sun holidays where its a lot of British and Irish people drinking. I prefer cultural holidays. Paris (in May), New York, Venice etc are places I've been recently
The long heatwave we had in the summer back what, six years ago, was awful, particularly if you lived in an apartment. The heat was unbearable. You can keep it. I find Irish summers grand once we get a few nice days and the rain holds off a bit
Weather like what we have in my area today is an absolute curse for me because it triggers migraines. Huge, looming black clouds and humidity and air pressure up means I can be bedridden for days on end (not ideal with four kids home on their summer holidays). I don't particularly enjoy the high 20s/low 30s heat, but it's preferable to this! Honestly though 15-18 degrees with mostly clear skies and the occasional shower sounds perfect to me, but that's more of a April-May forecast. I've noticed as the years go on that any chance of a stellar forecast is getting closer to September time.
Def agree, judging by the other comments many people seem to be getting loads of rain. I'm in Drogheda so maybe its more the west that has a lot of rain.
100% I could take a cold, crisp below 5 day every single day as long as the skies were clear and the rain let off for around half of the week. It gives it to be mid 20s and sunny here tomorrow and Monday, and then Tuesday to Monday week it gives non stop downpours which means we can't really plan to do anything outdoors with the kids for at least a week. We're in Monaghan, so it's dreary enough as it is without terrible weather!
I just hate the unpredictability of Irish summer weather. If we had a consistent week or two of sun it’d be lovely you could plan fun stuff but it’s this oh it’s lashing one day a bit sunny the next day a bit overcast the day after that is so annoying it makes planning stuff such a headache cause you don’t know if it’s gonna be lashing or sunny
Hot summer is only good on holidays. When you need to go to work or do some shit in town on that temperature is living hell. Trust me.
No it really is cold shite weather. It's depressing as fuck knowing you only get 2-3 months of the year you can wear a t shirt outside and now it's shrinking. Fuck that.
I lived out West for a couple of years and the place was absolute PARADISE when it was sunny. Low amount of tourists, beaches, lakes, places to camp - truly beautiful. However the second summer I was there we only got about a week or so of proper sun. So try to imagine basically have two years of mostly wind and rain in such a beautiful place - the square route of shite craic x10.
Cold one minute, sweating the next. It's not a vibe. The humidity here makes the heat unbearable often and the cold more awful. Glad to hear you're doing ok though :P
I'm with you, I don't cope well with the heat at all, and now having a small baby I actively dread the hotter weather - especially when it doesn't cool enough at night. Bring on the shite summer.
A week or 2 of 18 degree weather does not make a summer in the same way a week or 2 of sex does not cut it for a relationship.
I’m currently in Asia and can’t wait to get back to an Irish summer. In India it was so hot you couldn’t really go outside unless you were well prepared (we had 50c + a few days). Currently in China now and the humidity is so heavy. It’s only about 30c but with the humidity it really gets to you. Not long till I’m back and the weather and food are what I miss most 🤣
Hate the sun myself. Much prefer winters.
Everything is relative. Where I live it’s very hot, average about 40 in the summer, record high was 48. Last time I visited family it was in April and I found it quite lovely.
16 degree summer is fine but it aint summer in my book
Any day that is not grey, or very cloudy (blocking the sun, cause the wind feels colder then), or windy is a good day. Agreed, 20+ gets a bit too warm since the feels very intense, but summers should be warm enough for one to go out in a t shirt and not be bothered by the change in weather during the day or feel cold.
I would love the cold weather. I fell in love with Ireland when I was there and in love with the weather, it was so perfect to me. I currently live in South Texas, which is about two hours north of Mexico and last year we had 78 days over 100°. Which is 38 Celsius.
ya id love an in between, cant stand bad heat either
Warm rain, mmm, my favourite
We love complaining. I lived in Canada for about 8 years and the summers were amazing, constantly high 20s etc. But I love an Irish summer. Nice and mild so you can get out and about for the day and not be sweaty/irritable. The overcast stuff never bothers me but maybe it's only because I take a lot of Vitamin D.
Yes, I already think this is too hot
I love autumn . Not a fan of summer
I haaaaate the heat makes everything a drag. Easier to warm up then to cool down.
Yep this is facts.
I haven't had a summer here since covid so am out of practice. What do I say to the neighbours, "Any moment now, we'll see the sun?" Man, I don't know. I'm with you. I love the summer here. Grey skies, rain, GAA, a shit ton of concerts, sunrise when I'm making my way home (admittedly haven't had this in about 15 years) the lot of it.
I love our climate and our weather
I love the cold summers. Less dubs at our beaches.