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===Climate=== |
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{{See also|Climate of Ireland}} |
{{See also|Climate of Ireland}} |
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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. |
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Rainfall averages 1131 mm (44.5 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 °C (−2.4 °F) at Markree Castle, County Sligo, on 16 January 1881. |
Rainfall averages 1303 mm (51.3 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 °C (−2.4 °F) at Markree Castle, County Sligo, on 16 January 1881. |
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|location = [[Markree Castle]], County Sligo (1981–2010 averages) |
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|metric first = Yes |
| location = Sligo |
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|single line = Yes |
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|Jan mean C = 5.2 |
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|Feb mean C = 5.5 |
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|Mar mean C = 7.1 |
| Jan mean C = 5.3 |
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|Apr mean C = 8.6 |
| Feb mean C = 5.5 |
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|May mean C = 11.1 |
| Mar mean C = 6.5 |
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|Jun mean C = 13.6 |
| Apr mean C = 8.5 |
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|Jul mean C = 15.3 |
| May mean C = 11.2 |
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|Aug mean C = 14.9 |
| Jun mean C = 13.5 |
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|Sep mean C = 13.1 |
| Jul mean C = 14.7 |
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|Oct mean C = 10.2 |
| Aug mean C = 14.5 |
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|Nov mean C = 7.3 |
| Sep mean C = 13.1 |
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|Dec mean C = 5.6 |
| Oct mean C = 10.3 |
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|year mean C = 9.8 |
| Nov mean C = 7.5 |
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|Jan rain mm = 130.8 |
| Dec mean C = 5.6 |
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|Feb rain mm = 91.6 |
| year mean C = |
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|Mar rain mm = 108.9 |
| Jan high C = 7.4 |
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|Apr rain mm = 77.9 |
| Feb high C = 8.0 |
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|May rain mm = 81.4 |
| Mar high C = 9.5 |
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|Jun rain mm = 82.2 |
| Apr high C = 11.9 |
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|Jul rain mm = 93.0 |
| May high C = 14.6 |
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|Aug rain mm = 101.5 |
| Jun high C = 16.7 |
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|Sep rain mm = 104.4 |
| Jul high C = 17.6 |
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|Oct rain mm = 134.3 |
| Aug high C = 17.4 |
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|Nov rain mm = 128.4 |
| Sep high C = 16.0 |
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|Dec rain mm = 125.7 |
| Oct high C = 12.9 |
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|year rain mm = 1260.1 |
| Nov high C = 9.7 |
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|rain colour = green |
| Dec high C = 7.7 |
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| year high C = |
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|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> |
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| Jan low C = 3.1 |
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|date=November 2012 |
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| Feb low C = 3.1 |
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| Mar low C = 3.6 |
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| Apr low C = 5.1 |
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| May low C = 7.7 |
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| Jun low C = 10.2 |
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| Jul low C = 11.8 |
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| Aug low C = 11.7 |
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| Sep low C = 10.3 |
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| Oct low C = 7.8 |
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| Nov low C = 5.2 |
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| Dec low C = 3.5 |
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| year low C = |
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| Jan precipitation mm = 111.7 |
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| Feb precipitation mm = 99.2 |
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| Mar precipitation mm = 94.0 |
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| Apr precipitation mm = 83.7 |
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| May precipitation mm = 109.4 |
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| Jun precipitation mm = 108.4 |
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| Jul precipitation mm = 119.2 |
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| Aug precipitation mm = 122.7 |
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| Sep precipitation mm = 99.2 |
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| Oct precipitation mm = 124.9 |
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| Nov precipitation mm = 114.3 |
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| Dec precipitation mm = 116.0 |
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| year precipitation mm = |
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| source 1 = Weather.Directory<ref name="Weather.Directory"> |
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{{cite web|url=https://weather.directory/ie/sligo |
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|title= Sligo Weather & Climate Guide |
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|access-date= 26 Jul 2025 |
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|website= Weather.Directory}}</ref> |
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