Burren Climate Spring

Spring is usually a quiet time in the Burren for visitors, the arrival of the Spring Gentian in April heralding also the arrival of the first real numbers of visitors of the year. The weather is often surprisingly pleasant in late Spring, the showers and winds of early Spring replaced by more blue skies and slightly higher temperatures.

Weather conditions do, of course, vary from year to year, month to month, day to day, so it is very difficult to predict what to expect when visiting here. The figures below do, however, offer some idea of what to expect when visiting, though its best to come prepared and be aware of the fact that there is so much to do in the Burren, regardless of what the elements should deliver.

Temperature
Mean Daily Temperature (Celsius): February 5.6, March 7, April 8.8
Mean Daily Maximum (Celsius): Feb. 8.5, March 10.5, April 12.7
Mean Daily Minimum (Celsius): February 2.7, March 3.6, April 4.8

Sunshine
Mean Daily Sunshine (hours): Feb. 2.34, March 3.34, April 4.93
Maximum Daily Sunshine (hours): Feb. 9.5, March 11.6, April 13.6
Mean Number of Days with No Sun: February 7, March 5, April 3

Rainfall
Mean Monthly Rainfall (mm): February 72.1, March 71.8, April 55.5
Mean no. of days with >5mm rain: February 5, March 5, April 4

General Conditions
Mean Monthly Wind Speed (knots): Feb 11.1, March 11, April 9.5
Mean No.of days with snow/sleet: Feb. 3.2, March 1.8, April 0.6
Mean Number of days with hail: February 3.1, March 4.3, April 2.5
Mean Number of days with thunder: Feb. 0.5, March 0.4, April 0.3
Mean Number of days with fog: February 2, March 1.8, April 2.2

Figures based on a 30-year (1961-1990) average from Shannon Airport

For climate information contact
Met Éireann.
The Irish Meteorological Service
Glasnevin Hill
Dublin 9
Tel: +353 1 8064200
Fax: +353 1 8064247
www.met.ie/