Weather risk planner
Weather risk for filming in Dublin
Three exterior days in Dublin in March: rain hits at least one with 86 % probability. In April it is 78 %. The tool is set to Dublin — enter your own days.
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- 86 %
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- Cover days to hold
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- Risk per day
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- Rain days in month
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- Sunshine per day
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- Daylight
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- Mean temperature
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Rain risk in Dublin, month by month
Dublin averages 15 rain days in March and 12 in April. A rain day here is any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation, averaged over 2015–2024. The risk columns assume every exterior day can be lost; the cover-day column is what you need to be 90 % sure a five-day exterior block finishes.
| Month | Rain days | 3 days: ≥ 1 hit | 5 days: ≥ 1 hit | Cover days (5 d, 90 %) | Sun/day | Mean temp |
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| January | 13 | 80 % | 93 % | 4 | 4.1 h | 6.0 °C |
| February | 13 | 84 % | 95 % | 4 | 5.4 h | 6.6 °C |
| March | 15 | 86 % | 96 % | 4 | 7.1 h | 7.3 °C |
| April | 12 | 78 % | 92 % | 3 | 9.2 h | 8.7 °C |
| May | 13 | 80 % | 93 % | 4 | 11.0 h | 11.9 °C |
| June | 13 | 82 % | 94 % | 4 | 11.4 h | 14.6 °C |
| July | 15 | 86 % | 96 % | 4 | 10.1 h | 16.1 °C |
| August | 13 | 80 % | 93 % | 4 | 9.7 h | 15.9 °C |
| September | 13 | 82 % | 94 % | 4 | 8.2 h | 14.1 °C |
| October | 14 | 84 % | 95 % | 4 | 6.2 h | 11.7 °C |
| November | 13 | 82 % | 94 % | 4 | 4.5 h | 8.6 °C |
| December | 15 | 86 % | 96 % | 4 | 3.3 h | 7.3 °C |
When to shoot exteriors in Dublin
Weighing daylight against rain days, June comes out best: 16 h 58 min of daylight, 13 rain days and 11.4 hours of sunshine a day. The sunniest month is June (11.4 h a day).
The rain risk barely moves through the year in Dublin: five exterior days run a 92 % to 96 % risk of losing at least one day, whatever the month. Choosing the month buys you little here; cover days and a flexible schedule buy you more.
Rain days are not grey days: even in March, the wettest month, the sun shines 7.1 hours a day on average. Many of those rain days are wet for an hour, not all day — if your scenes can wait out a shower, lower the share slider in the tool.
Frequently asked
What is the rainiest month in Dublin?
March, with 15 days of at least 1 mm rain on average (2015–2024). The driest is April with 12.
How many cover days should I plan for an exterior shoot in Dublin?
For five exterior days and 90 % certainty: 3 in April, 4 in March. The tool above calculates it for your exact number of days.
Is this a weather forecast?
No — it is climate: what the last ten years looked like on average. From about ten days before the shoot, the national weather service forecast is the better source.