February 2026 was a mild, dull and wet month, with the highest rainfall level in the east and south of the country, Met Éireann said.

The first two weeks of the month saw particularly high rainfall in the east, with most stations recording totals well above their 1991-2020 long-term average (LTA), according to the latest Met Éireann Climate Statement.

February 2026 rainfall for Ireland was wetter than normal with 119% of the 1991-2020 LTA (126mm).

February 2026 ranked as the 19th wettest February (or 68th driest).

The heaviest rainfall occurred on February 5 and 6, and again between February 11 and 13.

Dublin Airport experienced its wettest February on record, with 133.7mm, 255% of the 1991-2020 LTA, while Phoenix Park, Co. Dublin and Dunsany, Co. Meath experienced their second wettest February on record, behind February 2020.

Mild month

Overall, it was a mild month, with lower than average sunshine recorded, particularly in the east, Met Éireann said.

The national mean February temperature was 7.21°, making it the 13th mildest February since 1900.

Met Éireann explained: "The first two-thirds of February 2026 saw a continuation of the same pattern that dominated the second half of January.

"A south shifted jet stream with low pressure systems running into a cold block to the east and stalling close to or over Ireland.

The final third of the month saw the cold block to the east push away, "allowing low pressure systems to progress further into Europe while the jet stream moved a bit further north".

"This brought a more typical Atlantic-dominated winter weather pattern, with low pressure to the north and high pressure to the south," Met Éireann said.

"Several frontal rain bands crossed the country from west to east, interspersed with showers, sometimes thundery, with some dry periods in between."

The month’s highest temperature was reported at Moore Park, Co. Cork on February 23 and 25, with a temperature of 14.8°.

All stations reported ground frost during the month.