The climate in Mourne is described as temperate, which means warm, damp summers and mild, wet winters.
The Mourne area is special, in that the Mountains produce some of the wettest, windiest and cloudiest weather, while the coast, only a few miles away, has Northern Ireland’s warmest, driest and sunniest weather!
Rainfall-annual average Sea level = 1300mm Summits over 650m = 2000mm Murlough = 750mm
Maximum average temperature 27C in warm summers
Minimum average temperature -10c during winter cold snaps
The weather in Mourne is rather unpredictable and can change dramatically over a short distance.
Our weather is dominated by two types of weather systems, carried by prevailing winds across the Atlantic Ocean, that characterise weather in Mourne.
Low-pressure systems, also known as cyclones or depressions, produce our wet weather. High-pressure systems called anticyclones generally bring good, sunny weather during the summer and clear, cold days during the winter.
The majority of weather in Mourne is characterised by low-pressure systems.
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18 September 2010
BEACHWATCH BIG WEEKEND 2010 - 18th and 19th September
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11 September 2010
European Heritage Open Days - Saturday 11 September and Sunday 12 September 2010
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1 September 2010
Mourne Public Art – Phase 2
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The climate in Mourne is described as temperate, which means warm, damp summers and mild, wet winters.
Rainfall-annual average
The weather in Mourne is rather unpredictable and can change dramatically over a short distance.
Low-pressure systems, also known as cyclones or depressions, produce our wet weather. High-pressure systems called anticyclones generally bring good, sunny weather during the summer and clear, cold days during the winter.
