Hi. What is the weather like in Ireland in November? I assume rainy, which won't bother us, but is it very cold? What is it like to vacation there (8 days) in November? Is there plenty to do or is it better in the spring/summer. Thanks.

November - High in the 50's, low in the 40's, 2.5" per month precip. Weather.com.

This will be our third trip in late May. My favorite time to visit Ireland.

My first choice is September, my second May. We always assume it will rain a LOT and have often been pleasantly surprised by long stretches of sunshine and warmth.

I am from Dublin originally and have returned to Dublin several times in November. It will not be freezing, it will probably rain a lot, the problem is the DAMP. The DAMP gets right into your bones. Forget the air temp, winter in Ireland can FEEL colder than Toronto . However, you will probably, as I did, see people sitting outside pubs, just off Grafton street, under braziers, enjoying a hot tody.

Where are you going? It does make a difference re the temperature and rainfall.

Yes, Spring would be better. I know I am biased, but I think Ireland has something to offer all year round. Personally, I love traveling in the off-season.

Good luck with your plans.

regards ... Ger

I think it may depend on WHEN in November. We were there in 2003 in very late October and early November and had excellent weather. Cool (obviously it isn't July)but for the most part sunny. In ten days we had two that were really rainy but none that I would call very cold ( I live in New England if that skews my opinion on the cold scale from yours). We found most everything in terms of major things (abbeys, churches) to be open. We did find a few B and Bs which had closed for the season but we had no trouble finding p;aces to stay ---and we were in Sligo, Donegal and Mayo which can be a little off the beaten path.

We spent the last week of November in Ireland a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. We had very little rain and it probably averaged in the upper 40s. I DID feel cold the few times it rained when we were along the coast in the wind. So, I had to buy a lot of really nice sweaters.

We didn't find anything that we wanted to see to be closed for the season, although some places had reduced hours. We definitely did notice the short hours of daylight, though. It got dark around 4:30 or 5.

There were so few tourists around during our November trip that I felt the Irish were even friendlier than they are in July.