Weekly note

Ireland in September

4 of the 4 destinations in Ireland are in season in September: 0 a sweet spot, 1 good, 3 ok.

None of these has September as a sweet spot; the one labelled good is the best of the month: Cork.

Ranked for September

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Cork good 17° cool 11d — 17C max, 11 rainy days
2 Limerick ok 17° cool 14d — 17C max, 14 rainy days
3 Galway okbusy 17° cool 14d — busier than usual
4 Dublin ok 17° cool 11d £164 17C max, 11 rainy days

Fares are the typical return from London for September departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for September departures.

Other months for Ireland

September elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Ireland as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.