The climate of Belfast (Northern Ireland)
Belfast is the largest city in Northern Ireland and has been the
capital of the country since 1921. Unfortunately, the city is known
for the many riots that took place between Catholics and Protestants.
Since the end of the 20th century there has been a truce causing it to
be relatively quiet in Belfast. The city is also famous for the many
ships that were built here. Among them was the Titanic. Music lovers
will also recognize the name of the city from the song ‘Belfast Child’
by the famous pop group U2. Whoever makes a city trip to Belfast
should bear in mind that the weather will be dull. Belfast has a
moderate maritime climate with fairly mild winters and reasonably warm
summers. On average about 1,000 millimeters of annual precipitation
can be recorded, most of which falls in the form of rain. The wettest
months are January and November. Spring is slightly drier than the
rest of the year, this is also the sunniest period. May and June are
the sunniest months with about 6 hours of sunshine per day. From July
chances of overcast skies increase.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Belfast.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
7
2
2
20
8
February
7
2
2
15
7
March
9
2
3
19
7
April
11
4
5
15
8
May
14
6
6
16
10
June
17
9
6
15
12
July
18
11
5
15
14
August
18
11
5
17
15
September
16
9
4
17
14
October
13
7
3
19
13
November
9
4
2
19
12
December
8
2
1
20
10
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
