Thermograph

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Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 24°C on 1983-07-13; its coldest fell to -3°C on 1987-01-13.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
13°C2015-01-09
-2°C1987-01-12
10°C1998-01-09
-3°C1987-01-13
February
13°C2004-02-03
0°C1985-02-10
10°C1998-02-12
-2°C2018-02-28
March
15°C2022-03-26
1°C2018-03-01
11°C2021-03-29
-1°C2018-03-01
April
18°C1987-04-26
3°C1989-04-24
11°C2024-04-11
0°C1998-04-10
May
21°C2026-05-25
5°C1997-05-06
13°C2025-05-24
1°C1982-05-05
June
24°C2026-06-23
9°C1991-06-03
16°C2026-06-26
5°C1985-06-08
July
24°C1983-07-13
10°C1997-07-01
17°C2006-07-20
7°C1993-07-12
August
23°C2022-08-11
12°C1986-08-28
16°C1995-08-20
7°C1986-08-31
September
22°C2023-09-08
10°C2013-09-17
16°C2016-09-06
6°C1988-09-30
October
18°C2023-10-06
6°C2008-10-28
15°C2023-10-07
3°C1992-10-31
November
16°C2022-11-11
2°C2010-11-28
13°C1996-11-02
0°C2010-11-28
December
13°C1994-12-10
1°C1985-12-28
12°C1994-12-11
-2°C1981-12-12

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
13°C1994-12-10
-2°C1987-01-12
12°C1994-12-11
-3°C1987-01-13
Spring (Mar–May)
21°C2026-05-25
1°C2018-03-01
13°C2025-05-24
-1°C2018-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
24°C1983-07-13
9°C1991-06-03
17°C2006-07-20
5°C1985-06-08
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
22°C2023-09-08
2°C2010-11-28
16°C2016-09-06
0°C2010-11-28

All-time records

The most extreme value Belfast has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 24°C 1983-07-13
Lowest -2°C 1987-01-12

Low

Highest 17°C 2006-07-20
Lowest -3°C 1987-01-13

Feels-like

Highest 24°C 1983-07-13
Lowest -11°C 1987-01-13

Humidity

Highest 15.2 g/m³ 1983-07-12
Lowest 3.3 g/m³ 1987-01-12

Wind

Highest 105 km/h 1998-12-26
Lowest 4 km/h 2018-08-20

Precip

Wettest 51 mm 1981-10-02
Driest 19-day dry spell 2023-05-22

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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