Carrickfergus monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Carrickfergus

Carrickfergus average temperature chart (Celsius) Carrickfergus average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Carrickfergus (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 6.4 6.5 8.5 10.8 13.6 16.3 17.8 17.5 15.6 12.7 8.9 7.3
°F 43.6 43.8 47.2 51.5 56.5 61.4 64 63.6 60.1 54.9 48 45.1

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Carrickfergus monthly rainfall chart (mm) Carrickfergus monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Carrickfergus (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 102 70 78 57 63 67 58 87 92 102 93 90
inches 4 2.8 3.1 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.3 3.4 3.6 4 3.7 3.6
Rainy days 20 16 19 15 16 15 15 17 18 19 19 20

Average annual rainfall in Carrickfergus: 1008.7mm (397.1 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Carrickfergus

Carrickfergus average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Carrickfergus
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 1.9 2.8 3.6 5.6 6.7 6.6 5.6 5.3 4.2 3.2 2.4 1.6

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Carrickfergus average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Carrickfergus average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Carrickfergus (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 1.9 1.8 2.6 4 6.2 8.9 10.7 10.7 9.3 7.4 4 2.8
Max °C 6.6 6.7 8.6 11 13.8 16.5 18 17.7 15.8 12.9 9 7.4
Min °F 35.3 35.2 36.7 39.2 43.2 48 51.2 51.3 48.7 45.2 39.2 37
Max °F 39.6 39.6 42.1 45.5 50 54.9 57.7 57.6 54.5 50.2 43.7 41.2

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Carrickfergus average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Carrickfergus average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Carrickfergus in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 8.3 7.2 7.1 8.1 10 12.2 14 14.9 14.7 13.7 12 10.1
°F 47 45 44.8 46.6 49.9 53.9 57.2 58.8 58.5 56.7 53.6 50.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Carrickfergus average winspeed by month (km/h) Carrickfergus average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Carrickfergus (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 24 23 23 19 19 18 17 17 19 22 22 23
mph 15 14 14 12 12 11 11 11 12 14 14 14

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Carrickfergus relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Carrickfergus
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
90% 88% 87% 85% 84% 84% 85% 87% 88% 90% 90% 91%

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Carrickfergus weather stats

Carrickfergus weather statistics
Hottest month: July 17.8°C 64°F
Driest month: April 57mm 2.2ins
Sunniest month: May 6.7hrs
Coldest month: January 6.4°C 43.5°F
Wettest month: October 102mm 4ins
Warmest sea: August 14.9°C 58.8°F
Map showing location of Carrickfergus (54.7158, -5.8058) Carrickfergus map pin © Google

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