Ireland in November?

I’ve been. Ages ago so memory iffy. However, I do recall driving from Belfast to Dingle in a day and remember thinking these are great roads.

I also know seeing and hiking up the vacant ( just me and the sheep) Gap of Dunloe was one of my favorite travel days ever. A photo I snapped showing the gorgeous red, yellows, greens and golds of the flora with the dark gray, nearly black, rain clouds hovering won a couple of “nature”photo contests. Thankfully those clouds never burst.

For years November has been my travel month to the UK and Eire. Still is.

Worth it? IMHO yes but with climate change who knows.

Travel is an adventure you are willing to take.

I visited Ireland in November 2002 and October 1997.

Though it is cold those times of year in Ireland, I'm from Chicago and, thus, the "cold" weather of Ireland generally didn't bother me. However, you might notice the cold and dark if you're from a warm part of the country.

The one negative of November travel in Ireland is that some sites might be closed or have reduced hours, especially on the west coast of the country. However, the positive that there are few tourists at the sites. I visited the Rock of Cashel, the 10th century castle in County Tipperary, as part of my 2002 visit -- it had a quarter of the visitors compared with my July 1993 visit.

One idea is to spend an extended amount of time in Dublin, if you like cities. There are few tourists in the late parts of the year, allowing Dubliners to reclaim their town. When I was there, I saw a performance of A Christmas Carol at the Gate Theater: It was so well done that I was practically in tears. Also, I went to an Evensong performance at Christ Church Cathedral.

Hello, We had our first trip to Ireland last November (2024) and enjoyed exceptional weather. We did a quick self tour of 9 days landing in Dublin then driving through Glendalough to Cashel- sun shone on the ruins and the Tipperary plain. We also did a guided day of the Ring of Kerry- weather was perfect , a light fleece was all that was necessary. Our 3 days in Dingle were also perfect with blue sky and pleasant temperatures. We finished up in Dublin where it was less sunny but still very enjoyable. As mentioned above, some attractions were no longer open ( Blaskett centre had closed the week before, no boats to go out to Skellig Michael either) but there were no crowds anywhere, I’d highly recommend the trip!

In general, November is my absolute least favourite month across the British isles/Ireland. It's just so dark and bleak, with sunsets getting close to 4pm, and the weather is really unpredictable. However, not everyone is bothered by that. I use this site a lot to look up monthly averages for temperature, rain, sunshine hours, etc, which might help you decide: https://www.holiday-weather.com/dublin/averages/

We have been there in October and November and above information is correct about some.sites and B&B closures but this didn't stop us from enjoying the trip. It never got too cold just damp and raw but we also had bright sunny days. The only times we were really cold was in Kilmainhaim Gaol.. We all had a hard time warming up afterwards but other then that we were fine. The Gaol.dampness and cold did give us perspective on what the prisoners had to endure.