Northern Ireland
See also: Climate of IrelandNorthern Ireland is warmer than Scotland throughout the year. Maximum temperatures are milder than in Wales from December to April, and milder than in England from December to February, but Northern Ireland is cooler during the rest of the year. Sunshine totals in every month are more than those of Scotland, but less than those of the rest of Great Britain. Northern Ireland is drier and has fewer rainy days than Scotland throughout the year, except in May, when it rains on more days. Northern Ireland is also drier than Wales in every month, yet it rains on more days. The rainiest month is January, when 17.8 days have more than 1 mm (0.04 in) of rain on average.
| Northern Ireland Weather Averages | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
| Average maximum temperature °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
|
| Average minimum temperature °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
1.2 (34.2) |
2.3 (36.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
5.6 (42.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
8.3 (46.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
5.2 (41.4) |
|
| Sunshine hours |
41.0 | 60.1 | 90.0 | 140.8 | 175.9 | 150.9 | 139.6 | 138.0 | 113.1 | 85.5 | 52.8 | 31.9 | 1219.7 | |
| Rainfall mm (inches) |
119.1 (4.7) |
86.5 (3.4) |
93.4 (3.7) |
70.6 (2.8) |
68.1 (2.7) |
72.1 (2.8) |
73.2 (2.9) |
90.8 (3.6) |
94.4 (3.7) |
114.5 (4.5) |
110.5 (4.4) |
118.5 (4.7) |
1111.6 (43.8) |
|
| Rainfall ≥ 1 mm days |
17.8 | 14.1 | 16.4 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 177.0 | |
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