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===Climate===
===Climate===
{{See also|Climate of Ireland}}
{{See also|Climate of Ireland}}
Sligo's climate is classified, like all of Ireland, as [[Oceanic climate|temperate oceanic]]. It is characterised by high levels of precipitation and a narrow annual temperature range. The mean yearly temperature is 9.4 degrees Celsius (49 degrees Fahrenheit). The mean January temperature is {{convert|5.2|°C|0|abbr=on}}, while the mean July temperature is {{convert|15.3|°C|0|abbr=on}}. On average, the driest months are April to June while the wettest months are October to January.
Sligo's climate is classified, like all of Ireland, as [[Oceanic climate|temperate oceanic]]. It is characterised by high levels of precipitation and a narrow annual temperature range. The mean yearly temperature is {{convert|9.7|°C|0|abbr=on}}. The mean January temperature is {{convert|5.3|°C|0|abbr=on}}, while the mean July temperature is {{convert|14.7|°C|0|abbr=on}}. On average, the driest months are April to June while the wettest months are October to January.


Rainfall averages 1131&nbsp;mm (44.5&nbsp;in) per year. The high rainfall means Sligo is in the [[temperate rainforest]] biome, examples of which exist around [[Lough Gill]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=73wAHH8PHz8C&q=ireland+temperate+rain+forest&pg=PA163|title=Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the World: Ecology and Conservation|first=Dominick A.|last=DellaSala|date=2 May 2018|publisher=Island Press|access-date=2 May 2018|via=Google Books|isbn=9781597266765}}</ref> The lowest temperature ever recorded in Ireland was −19.1&nbsp;°C (−2.4&nbsp;°F) at Markree Castle, County Sligo, on 16 January 1881.
Rainfall averages 1303&nbsp;mm (51.3&nbsp;in) per year. The high rainfall means Sligo is in the [[temperate rainforest]] biome, examples of which exist around [[Lough Gill]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=73wAHH8PHz8C&q=ireland+temperate+rain+forest&pg=PA163|title=Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the World: Ecology and Conservation|first=Dominick A.|last=DellaSala|date=2 May 2018|publisher=Island Press|access-date=2 May 2018|via=Google Books|isbn=9781597266765}}</ref> The lowest temperature ever recorded in Ireland was −19.1&nbsp;°C (−2.4&nbsp;°F) at Markree Castle, County Sligo, on 16 January 1881.


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{{Weather box
{{Weather box
| width = auto
|location = [[Markree Castle]], County Sligo (1981–2010 averages)
|metric first = Yes
| location = Sligo

|single line = Yes
|Jan mean C = 5.2
| metric first = yes
|Feb mean C = 5.5
| single line = yes
|Mar mean C = 7.1
| Jan mean C = 5.3
|Apr mean C = 8.6
| Feb mean C = 5.5
|May mean C = 11.1
| Mar mean C = 6.5
|Jun mean C = 13.6
| Apr mean C = 8.5
|Jul mean C = 15.3
| May mean C = 11.2
|Aug mean C = 14.9
| Jun mean C = 13.5
|Sep mean C = 13.1
| Jul mean C = 14.7
|Oct mean C = 10.2
| Aug mean C = 14.5
|Nov mean C = 7.3
| Sep mean C = 13.1
|Dec mean C = 5.6
| Oct mean C = 10.3
|year mean C = 9.8
| Nov mean C = 7.5
|Jan rain mm = 130.8
| Dec mean C = 5.6
|Feb rain mm = 91.6
| year mean C =
|Mar rain mm = 108.9
| Jan high C = 7.4
|Apr rain mm = 77.9
| Feb high C = 8.0
|May rain mm = 81.4
| Mar high C = 9.5
|Jun rain mm = 82.2
| Apr high C = 11.9
|Jul rain mm = 93.0
| May high C = 14.6
|Aug rain mm = 101.5
| Jun high C = 16.7
|Sep rain mm = 104.4
| Jul high C = 17.6
|Oct rain mm = 134.3
| Aug high C = 17.4
|Nov rain mm = 128.4
| Sep high C = 16.0
|Dec rain mm = 125.7
| Oct high C = 12.9
|year rain mm = 1260.1
| Nov high C = 9.7
|rain colour = green
| Dec high C = 7.7
| year high C =
|source 1 = Met Éireann<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.met.ie/climate/monthly-data.asp?Num=1275|title=Climate – Monthly Data – Markree|publisher=Met Éireann|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014141652/http://www.met.ie/climate/monthly-data.asp?Num=1275|archive-date=14 October 2012}}</ref>
| Jan low C = 3.1
|date=November 2012
| Feb low C = 3.1
| Mar low C = 3.6
| Apr low C = 5.1
| May low C = 7.7
| Jun low C = 10.2
| Jul low C = 11.8
| Aug low C = 11.7
| Sep low C = 10.3
| Oct low C = 7.8
| Nov low C = 5.2
| Dec low C = 3.5
| year low C =
| Jan precipitation mm = 111.7
| Feb precipitation mm = 99.2
| Mar precipitation mm = 94.0
| Apr precipitation mm = 83.7
| May precipitation mm = 109.4
| Jun precipitation mm = 108.4
| Jul precipitation mm = 119.2
| Aug precipitation mm = 122.7
| Sep precipitation mm = 99.2
| Oct precipitation mm = 124.9
| Nov precipitation mm = 114.3
| Dec precipitation mm = 116.0
| year precipitation mm =
| source 1 = Weather.Directory<ref name="Weather.Directory">
{{cite web|url=https://weather.directory/ie/sligo
|title= Sligo Weather & Climate Guide
|access-date= 26 Jul 2025
|website= Weather.Directory}}</ref>
}}
}}


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