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Last month was the third-warmest April on record in Ireland since 1900, Met Eireann said.
It also confirmed a record-high April temperature for Ireland, recorded in Athenry, Co Galway on Wednesday April 30 with a temperature of 25.9C.
The Irish forecasting agency said on Friday that April 2025 was “a month of contrasts”, with heavy rainfall at the start of the month and high temperatures at the end.
The average temperature on the island of Ireland this April was 10.60C, it said.
After a warm 🌡️ and sunny 😎 week for most of the country, the forecast is continuing to look good for the upcoming #BankHoliday weekend.
Here, meteorologist Rebecca Cantwell tells us more about what to expect 📽️.#BeSummerReady #SunSmart #LongWeekend pic.twitter.com/gUdHKXhpa6
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) May 2, 2025
This is 1.72C above the 1991-2020 long-term average and 2.50C above the 1961-1990 period.
The warmest April on record was in 2011 which had an average temperature of 11.23C.
The second-warmest April was in 2007 and the driest was in 2017.
Along with the record-breaking temperature in Athenry, 16 other stations reported their highest daily maximum temperature for April on record on Wednesday, while Dublin Airport tied its record.
Earlier in the month, weather stations at Knock Airport in Co Mayo and at Mount Dillon and Gurteen in Co Tipperary recorded their wettest April day on record on Friday April 18.
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