Editing Belfast (section)

== Climate ==
At {{Coord|54|35|49|N|05|55|45|W}}, its northern latitude is characterised by short winter days and long summer evenings. During the [[winter solstice]], the shortest day of the year, local sunset is before 16:00 while sunrise is around 08:45. At the [[Solstice|summer solstice]] in June, the sun sets after 22:00 and rises before 05:00.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sunrise and sunset in Belfast |url=http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/uk/belfast |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724071927/http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/uk/belfast |archive-date=24 July 2014 |access-date=18 May 2007 |website=Sun Calculator |publisher=time and date.com }}</ref>

For this northern latitude, thanks to the influence of the [[Gulf Stream]] and [[North Atlantic Current|North Atlantic Drift]], Belfast has a comparatively mild climate. In summer the temperatures rarely range above {{cvt|25|°C|°F}} or dip in winter below {{cvt|-5|°C|°F}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Belfast climate: weather by month, temperature, rain – Climates to Travel |url=https://www.climatestotravel.com/climate/northern-ireland/belfast |access-date=28 January 2024 |website=climatestotravel.com }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Belfast Summer Weather, Average Temperature (United Kingdom) – Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/s/35084/1/Average-Summer-Weather-in-Belfast-United-Kingdom |access-date=28 January 2024 |website=weatherspark.com }}</ref> The maritime influence, also ensures that the city gets significant precipitation. On 157 days in an average year, rainfall is greater than 1&nbsp;mm. Average annual rainfall is {{cvt|846|mm|in}},<ref name="Belfast Weather2">{{cite web |title=Belfast, Northern Ireland – Average Conditions |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_guides/city.shtml?tt=TT003750 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115035401/http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_guides/city.shtml?tt=TT003750 |archive-date=15 January 2009 |access-date=8 October 2009 |publisher=BBC Weather Centre }}</ref> less than areas of northern England or most of [[Scotland]],<ref name="Met Office2">{{cite web |title=Climate: Northern Ireland |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/regional-climates/ni |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529144508/https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/regional-climates/index |archive-date=29 May 2021 |access-date=25 May 2007 |publisher=Met Office }}</ref> but higher than [[Dublin]] or the south-east coast of Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rainfall in Ireland |url=http://www.met.ie/climate/rainfall.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070602061707/http://www.met.ie/climate/rainfall.asp |archive-date=2 June 2007 |access-date=25 May 2007 |publisher=Met Éireann }}</ref>

With its moderate temperatures and abundant rainfall, Belfast's climate is defined as a [[temperate]] [[oceanic climate]] (Cfb in the [[Köppen climate classification]] system), a classification it shares with most of northwest Europe.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. |year=2007 |title=Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification |journal=Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. |volume=11 |issue=5 |pages=1633–1644 |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |issn=1027-5606 |doi-access=free}} ''(direct: [http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.pdf Final Revised Paper])''</ref>
{{Weather box|location = Belfast (Newforge),{{efn|Weather station is located {{convert|2.5|mi|1|abbr=out}} from the Belfast city centre.}} elevation: {{cvt|40|m|ft|0}}, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1982–present
|collapsed = y
|metric first = y
|single line = y
|Jan record high C = 15.0
|Feb record high C = 16.4
|Mar record high C = 19.7
|Apr record high C = 22.1
|May record high C = 25.4
|Jun record high C = 28.6
|Jul record high C = 30.2
|Aug record high C = 28.1
|Sep record high C = 23.7
|Oct record high C = 20.5
|Nov record high C = 17.1
|Dec record high C = 15.2
|Jan high C = 8.2
|Feb high C = 8.8
|Mar high C = 10.5
|Apr high C = 12.8
|May high C = 15.7
|Jun high C = 17.2
|Jul high C = 19.7
|Aug high C = 19.4
|Sep high C = 17.3
|Oct high C = 13.8
|Nov high C = 10.7
|Dec high C = 8.4
|year high C = 13.7
|Jan mean C = 5.2
|Feb mean C = 5.5
|Mar mean C = 6.8
|Apr mean C = 8.8
|May mean C = 11.4
|Jun mean C = 14.0
|Jul mean C = 15.6
|Aug mean C = 15.4
|Sep mean C = 13.5
|Oct mean C = 10.4
|Nov mean C = 7.4
|Dec mean C = 5.4
|year mean C = 9.9
|Jan low C = 2.2
|Feb low C = 2.1
|Mar low C = 3.1
|Apr low C = 4.7
|May low C = 7.0
|Jun low C = 9.7
|Jul low C = 11.6
|Aug low C = 11.5
|Sep low C = 9.6
|Oct low C = 6.9
|Nov low C = 4.2
|Dec low C = 2.3
|year low C = 6.3
|Jan record low C = -10.1
|Feb record low C = -7.1
|Mar record low C = -6.5
|Apr record low C = -3.8
|May record low C = -2.6
|Jun record low C = 1.3
|Jul record low C = 4.2
|Aug record low C = 2.5
|Sep record low C = 0.8
|Oct record low C = -3.0
|Nov record low C = -7.6
|Dec record low C = -13.5
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 88.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 70.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 71.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 60.4
|May precipitation mm = 59.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 69.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 73.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 85.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 69.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 95.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 102.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 93.3
|year precipitation mm = 938.7
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 14.4
|Feb precipitation days = 12.7
|Mar precipitation days = 12.6
|Apr precipitation days = 11.3
|May precipitation days = 11.5
|Jun precipitation days = 11.4
|Jul precipitation days = 13.0
|Aug precipitation days = 13.5
|Sep precipitation days = 11.6
|Oct precipitation days = 13.8
|Nov precipitation days = 15.5
|Dec precipitation days = 14.8
|year precipitation days = 156.2
|Jan sun = 40.1
|Feb sun = 65.2
|Mar sun = 97.7
|Apr sun = 157.1
|May sun = 185.1
|Jun sun = 151.1
|Jul sun = 146.3
|Aug sun = 141.9
|Sep sun = 112.0
|Oct sun = 92.4
|Nov sun = 52.9
|Dec sun = 35.3
|year sun = 1277.0
|source 1 = [[Met Office]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gcey2u2yw |title=Belfast Newforge 1981–2010 Averages |publisher=Met Office |access-date=3 October 2019 }}</ref>
| source 2 = Starlings Roost Weather<ref>{{cite web |url=http://starlingsroost.ddns.net/weather/ukobs/temp_month_record_tmax_map.php |title=Monthly Extreme Maximum Temperature |access-date=3 March 2023 |publisher=Starlings Roost Weather |archive-date=15 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815080921/http://starlingsroost.ddns.net/weather/ukobs/temp_month_record_tmax_map.php |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://starlingsroost.ddns.net/weather/ukobs/temp_month_record_tmin_map.php |title=Monthly Extreme Minimum Temperature |access-date=3 March 2023 |publisher=Starlings Roost Weather |archive-date=1 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201173844/http://starlingsroost.ddns.net/weather/ukobs/temp_month_record_tmin_map.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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