Yes, true. And Irish summers aren’t really cool at all. They’re very mild, and humid and sometimes bordering on some hot days in the low-mid 80s [we get that once or twice a year, at least]. Yes, they can be wet in July, but it’s still sticky. August and June are the top months, and sometimes Early September is good too, and occasionally May. It’s not like I live in the Arctic Circle, or anything.
We average the early 70s in the Summer Months and the 60s in Spring. The average right now is about 50F/11c (yes, this is in November), according to the Met Office, which monitors the weather closely.
Our temperatures are pretty average at the moment, as far as things go, despite the storm fronts. We barely get snow now, or if we do get it, it barely lasts because of our Oceanic Climate. People have many misconceptions about Ireland’s climate and even the highs and the lows aren’t that far apart.
People think of Ireland and go “rain” and “cold”, but we broke records during September. This September was our hottest ever. We got to 28c/82.4F and broke the record. This was when we had the unbearably sticky rainforest weather that was more humid than normal, but my body adjusted to it.
And even in October, we had 1-2 days that were about 70F/21c this year. And sometimes, we do get warm days in October every year, and even in November too, we can get the odd day in the high 50s/low 60s (14-16c).
Ireland’s climate is steady, it doesn’t really shift because of how and where it’s situated. Sure, it cools down, but the area I am in rarely gets floods, but this year (this week actually), we got some because of the storm fronts coming from the US (thanks guys, thanks El Niño
).
It’s been weird, but honestly, our temperatures are weird every year. We get hot spells, cold snaps, and everything in between, but its not as cold as people think it is here.