Sun worshippers will be hoping May is a sign of things to come after weather experts confirmed it was the sunniest for seven years.
Met Éireann's monthly weather summary officially confirmed Ireland enjoyed above-average periods of sunshine over the past four weeks.
The experts say the exceptionally dry, warm and sunny weather of April continued into the early part of May, even though conditions became more unsettled as the month continued.
But despite periods of stormy weather, rainfall totals for May were below normal, while in common with the previous months of spring, it was sunnier and warmer than normal at all stations.
Mean air temperatures for May were around half a degree above normal in parts of the midlands, but they were closer to two degrees higher than normal in the south-east.
It was the warmest May for six to nine years in many places with daytime temperatures rising above 20 degrees in midland and western areas between the first and fourth of the month.
The warmest weather was recorded on May 17th, when temperatures of over 25 degrees were measured in the south, while Rosslare recorded 22.3 degrees, the highest May level at the station since it opened in 1956.
In contrast, Birr recorded an unusually late air frost on May 29th, while there were between nine and 13 ground frosts observed at inland stations, twice the average number for May.