August sunshine isn't guesswork: these rankings come from 2015–2024 climate data for every destination within a 12-hour flight of Dublin. Balancing sunshine, flight time and price, Porto (Portugal) leads this August: a 99/100 sun score, about 2 hours from Dublin.
Sun score v2: 40% effective sunshine hours, 30% thermal comfort (21–31°C), 20% dry days, 10% calm winds. Climate averages 2015–2024.
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Porto — Portugal✈ ~2 h from Dublin · 25°C highs · 7% rain odds · budget prices
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Perpignan — France✈ ~2 h from Dublin · 30°C highs · 9% rain odds · budget prices
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Apt — France✈ ~2 h from Dublin · 30°C highs · 12% rain odds · budget prices
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Nîmes — France✈ ~2 h from Dublin · 31°C highs · 14% rain odds · budget prices
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Valencia — Spain✈ ~2.5 h from Dublin · 31°C highs · 10% rain odds · budget prices
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Alicante — Spain✈ ~2.5 h from Dublin · 30°C highs · 7% rain odds · budget prices
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Faro — Portugal✈ ~3 h from Dublin · 29°C highs · 0% rain odds · budget prices
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Rønne — Denmark✈ ~2 h from Dublin · 21°C highs · 36% rain odds · budget prices
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Arezzo — Italy✈ ~2.5 h from Dublin · 31°C highs · 24% rain odds · budget prices
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Rimini — Italy✈ ~2.5 h from Dublin · 29°C highs · 23% rain odds · budget prices
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Malaga — Spain✈ ~3 h from Dublin · 31°C highs · 4% rain odds · budget prices
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Grosseto — Italy✈ ~2.5 h from Dublin · 32°C highs · 20% rain odds · budget prices
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Bari — Italy✈ ~3 h from Dublin · 31°C highs · 21% rain odds · budget prices
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Naples — Italy✈ ~3 h from Dublin · 31°C highs · 22% rain odds · budget prices
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Casablanca — Morocco✈ ~3.5 h from Dublin · 28°C highs · 2% rain odds · budget prices
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