Compare Weather & Climate

Belfast is 236.3 kilometers (146.8 miles) away and has the same time zone with County Galway, Ireland. Both Belfast and County Galway are in the same climate zone with Marine west coast, warm summer (Köppen climate classification: Cfb).

Belfast generally has cooler weather than County Galway. The average mean temperature in Belfast is 9.88°C (49.78°F) while County Galway’s temperature is 10.61°C (51.1°F) and the difference is 0.73°C (33.31°F). Belfast is warmest on average in July, when the day time temperature may reach 15.28°C (59.5°F), while County Galway is warmest in July when the average high temperature is 15.83°C (60.49°F). Belfast is coldest in February when the average low temperature is 2.79°C (37.02°F), while February is the coldest month in County Galway, when night time temperature often falls below 3.3°C (37.94°F).

Finally, Belfast has about 2.0 times less rainfall than County Galway, (Belfast’s 60.02mm vs County Galway’s average of 120.17mm).

Comparison summary

WeatherBelfastCounty GalwayDifference
Hottest monthJuly: 15.28°C (59.5°F)July: 15.83°C (60.49°F)0.55°C (32.99°F)
Coldest monthFebruary: 2.79°C (37.02°F)February: 3.3°C (37.94°F)0.51°C (32.92°F)
Wettest monthAugust: 76.24mm (3.0in)December: 154.95mm (6.1in)78.71mm (3.1in)
Driest monthApril: 43.42mm (1.71in)April: 81.68mm (3.22in)38.26mm (1.51in)

Temperature

Average Temperature ( °C )

City Belfast
  • Jan5.12
  • Feb5.28
  • Mar6.46
  • Apr8.83
  • May11.48
  • Jun14.03
  • Jul15.28
  • Aug14.86
  • Sep13.18
  • Oct10.62
  • Nov7.67
  • Dec5.77
  • Yea9.88
City County Galway
  • Jan6.2
  • Feb6.38
  • Mar7.37
  • Apr9.83
  • May12.18
  • Jun14.62
  • Jul15.83
  • Aug15.34
  • Sep13.77
  • Oct11.1
  • Nov8.02
  • Dec6.71
  • Yea10.61

Average Temperature ( °F )

Precipitation

Precipitation (mm)

City Belfast
  • Jan50.67
  • Feb58.25
  • Mar55.34
  • Apr43.42
  • May46.37
  • Jun75.11
  • Jul66.09
  • Aug76.24
  • Sep51.12
  • Oct73.75
  • Nov62.16
  • Dec61.75
  • Yea60.02
City County Galway
  • Jan136.67
  • Feb134.35
  • Mar103.06
  • Apr81.68
  • May105.43
  • Jun114.6
  • Jul118.12
  • Aug128.85
  • Sep106.81
  • Oct115.57
  • Nov141.96
  • Dec154.95
  • Yea120.17

Precipitation (in)

Number of days with rainfall

Average Number of Rainy Days ( Days )

City Belfast
  • Jan12.0
  • Feb10.82
  • Mar10.91
  • Apr9.0
  • May10.82
  • Jun14.09
  • Jul14.36
  • Aug15.18
  • Sep10.91
  • Oct11.73
  • Nov11.36
  • Dec12.18
  • Yea11.95
City County Galway
  • Jan20.27
  • Feb17.82
  • Mar15.91
  • Apr14.18
  • May18.73
  • Jun19.0
  • Jul19.82
  • Aug21.64
  • Sep17.36
  • Oct18.36
  • Nov17.36
  • Dec19.82
  • Yea18.36

Wind Speed

Average Wind Speed ( km/h )

City Belfast
  • Jan21.06
  • Feb20.82
  • Mar18.46
  • Apr16.4
  • May15.65
  • Jun13.85
  • Jul13.58
  • Aug15.09
  • Sep16.94
  • Oct18.24
  • Nov19.47
  • Dec21.1
  • Yea17.55
City County Galway
  • Jan21.99
  • Feb22.65
  • Mar19.84
  • Apr16.82
  • May16.94
  • Jun15.42
  • Jul14.74
  • Aug16.25
  • Sep16.86
  • Oct18.25
  • Nov19.1
  • Dec22.16
  • Yea18.42

Average Wind Speed ( mph )

Average Length of Day ( Hours )

Average Length of Day ( Hours )

City Belfast
  • Jan5.21
  • Feb5.72
  • Mar8.4
  • Apr11.55
  • May12.24
  • Jun14.16
  • Jul12.71
  • Aug11.63
  • Sep9.95
  • Oct5.94
  • Nov5.69
  • Dec5.2
  • Yea9.03
City County Galway
  • Jan5.39
  • Feb6.24
  • Mar8.37
  • Apr11.32
  • May12.02
  • Jun14.32
  • Jul12.82
  • Aug11.43
  • Sep9.37
  • Oct6.5
  • Nov5.78
  • Dec5.1
  • Yea9.05

Humidity (%)

Humidity (%)

City Belfast
  • Jan87.52
  • Feb86.05
  • Mar84.01
  • Apr82.76
  • May82.71
  • Jun85.12
  • Jul86.63
  • Aug87.13
  • Sep86.74
  • Oct86.69
  • Nov86.65
  • Dec87.79
  • Yea85.82
City County Galway
  • Jan86.77
  • Feb84.87
  • Mar83.44
  • Apr82.74
  • May84.18
  • Jun84.84
  • Jul86.39
  • Aug86.3
  • Sep87.02
  • Oct86.9
  • Nov87.33
  • Dec86.97
  • Yea85.65

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