Madrid from Dublin
1,452 km, about 2h 41m in the air. Every month scored for the weather at Madrid and for the holidays that crowd it out at both ends.
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Month by month from Dublin
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Crowds | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10° | 6d | 80 | ok | 10C max, 6 rainy days |
| Feb | 14° | 4d | 80 | good | 14C max, 4 rainy days |
| Mar | 16° | 9d | 80 | good | 16C max, 9 rainy days |
| Apr | 20° | 8d | 80 | good | 20C max, 8 rainy days |
| May | 24° | 5d | 80 | sweet spot | 24C max, 5 rainy days |
| Jun | 30° | 4d | 80 | sweet spot | 30C max, 4 rainy days |
| Jul | 34° | 1d | 100 | avoid | extreme heat: 14 days over 35C |
| Aug | 34° | 1d | 100 | avoid | extreme heat: 13 days over 35C |
| Sep | 27° | 5d | 80 | sweet spot | 27C max, 5 rainy days |
| Oct | 22° | 7d | 100 | good | 22C max, 7 rainy days |
| Nov | 15° | 6d | 100 | good | 15C max, 6 rainy days |
| Dec | 11° | 5d | 80 | ok | 11C max, 5 rainy days |
Crowds is a score out of 100 where higher is quieter. It counts public-holiday clusters in IE as well as at Madrid, which is why this table differs from the same one read from another country. A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. Crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
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