Climate
As with the rest of the British Isles, Lisburn experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. The nearest official Met Office weather station for which online records are available is at Hillsborough, about 3 miles south south west of the city centre.
Averaged over the period 1971-2000 the warmest day of the year at Hillsborough will reach 24.3 °C (75.7 °F), although 9 out of 10 years should record a temperature of 25.1 °C (77.2 °F) or above.
Averaged over the same period, the coldest night of the year typically falls to −6 °C (21.2 °F) and on 37 nights air frost was observed.
Typically annual rainfall falls just short of 900mm, with at least 1mm falling on 154 days of the year.
| Climate data for Hillsborough 116m asl, 1971-2000, Extremes 1960-2005 (Weather Station 3.0 Miles SSW of Lisburn) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
28.1 (82.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
12.10 (53.78) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) |
1.6 (34.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
3.5 (38.3) |
5.8 (42.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
2.2 (36.0) |
5.49 (41.89) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.2 (10.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−10 (14.0) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
0.0 (32.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 88.87 (3.4988) |
61.65 (2.4272) |
68.23 (2.6862) |
58.03 (2.2846) |
59.44 (2.3402) |
62.45 (2.4587) |
57.9 (2.28) |
77.89 (3.0665) |
79.98 (3.1488) |
91.85 (3.6161) |
84.72 (3.3354) |
91.03 (3.5839) |
882.04 (34.726) |
| Source: Royal Netherlands meteorological Institute | |||||||||||||
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