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Ireland enjoys a temperate maritime climate, due mainly to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and the presence of the Gulf Stream.
Typically, summers in Ireland have warm, sunny weather and a sky dotted with gentle fluffy clouds. Light rain occasionally occurs, but summer rain is usually restricted to a few wet days. The average July temperature is around 15șC, although temperatures in excess of 30șC do occur.
Typical winter weather in Ireland is clouds and rain with the occasional sunny spell. The mountains may have snow on them for many weeks in winter, with falls on the lower ground less regular. Temperatures hover around a January average of 5șC.
Ireland does not suffer from the extremes of temperature experienced by many other countries at similar latitude with an average annual temperature is about 9 °C. This consistency is due to the moderating effect of the Atlantic Ocean, which absorbs heat in summer and gives it out in winter. |
Across Ireland, the local climate differs from place to place. The wettest weather always occurs in mountains and those areas to the east of the mountains - the direction of the prevailing wind. The classic examples are Kerry, Galway and Donegal. The driest weather occurs east of areas where there are few mountains, such as the east coast. Counties Dublin and Kildare enjoy the driest weather. In terms of temperature, it is again the south that enjoys the warmest weather. While the north coast is cooler than the south, the coolest areas are the inland areas which are away from the warm waters of the ocean.
The prevailing winds are from the southwest - the direction of the Gulf Stream which brings temperate conditions, in the form of Low-pressure Depressions.
The annual number of days with more than 1 mm of rain varies between about 150 in the drier parts and over 200 in the wetter parts of the country.
Met Éireann is the Irish National Meteorological Service and is attached to the Department of the Environment, Heritage, and Local Government. Its mission is to monitor, analyse and predict Ireland's weather and climate, and to provide a range of high quality meteorological and related information. For further information go to www.met.ie
| TEMPERATURE (degrees Celsius ) | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | | mean | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 10.5 | 13.4 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.1 | 10.6 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 9.6 |
| SUNSHINE (hours) | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | | mean daily duration | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 3.9 |
| RAINFALL(mm) | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | | mean monthly total | 69.4 | 50.4 | 53.8 | 50.7 | 55.1 | 56.0 | 49.9 | 70.5 | 66.7 | 69.7 | 64.7 | 75.6 | 732.7 |
SUNRISE AND SUNSET - DUBLIN
| Date | SUNRISE | SUNSET | | 1 Jan 2006 | 08:41 | 16:16 | | 1 Feb 2006 | 08:10 | 17:08 | | 1 Mar 2006 | 07:13 | 18:02 | | 1 Apr 2006 | 06:59 | 20:00 | | 1 May 2006 | 05:51 | 20:54 | | 1 Jun 2006 | 05:03 | 21:43 | | 1 Jul 2006 | 05:01 | 21:57 | | 1 Aug 2006 | 05:40 | 21:21 | | 1 Sep 2006 | 06:34 | 20:15 | | 1 Oct 2006 | 07:26 | 19:02 | | 1 Nov 2006 | 07:24 | 16:53 | | 1 Dec 2006 | 08:17 | 16:10 |
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