Metropolitan Lisburn gets fewer days of 25 degrees or more than 92% of UK towns
In January the night’s low is typically 2.1°C (36°F). By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 78% of UK towns. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in April. From June to August, highs of 18–19°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Metropolitan Lisburn at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Metropolitan Lisburn feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,005 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and April the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Armagh
36 air frosts and 2 days of 25°C a year
On about 36 nights a year the air drops below freezing; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 2 days a year reach 25°C (77°F).
Day counts are 1991–2020 averages from the Met Office’s 2 km grid. The Met Office calls a day of 25°C or more a summer day and a night below 0°C an air frost; ground frosts, on grass, come more often.
The Met Office station at Armagh
Armagh is 29 miles south-west of Metropolitan Lisburn, 62 m (203 ft) above sea level. It is the nearest of the 37 long-running stations the Met Office publishes in full; at that distance read it for sunshine and the station’s own record, not as the town’s figures.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Air frosts | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8°C | 2.2°C | 73 mm | 7.7 | 47 |
| February | 8.6°C | 2.0°C | 59 mm | 7.6 | 71 |
| March | 10.4°C | 3.1°C | 60 mm | 5.3 | 102 |
| April | 13.0°C | 4.6°C | 56 mm | 2.3 | 150 |
| May | 15.9°C | 7.0°C | 58 mm | 0.2 | 180 |
| June | 18.2°C | 9.8°C | 63 mm | 0.0 | 146 |
| July | 19.7°C | 11.7°C | 70 mm | 0.0 | 135 |
| August | 19.4°C | 11.6°C | 79 mm | 0.0 | 141 |
| September | 17.3°C | 9.7°C | 65 mm | 0.0 | 114 |
| October | 13.7°C | 7.0°C | 81 mm | 0.8 | 92 |
| November | 10.3°C | 4.3°C | 82 mm | 3.5 | 62 |
| December | 8.0°C | 2.4°C | 81 mm | 7.3 | 43 |
| Year | 13.5°C | 6.3°C | 825 mm | 35 | 1,281 |
Met Office historic station data, Armagh, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Metropolitan Lisburn compares
Against the 2,537 towns and cities of 2,500 or more across the UK, each with its own Met Office averages, and its place among Belfast towns that size.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles: a hill, a valley or the sea can make a real difference over a few miles.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Lisburn | 19.3°C | 2.1°C | 1,005 mm |
| Lisburn 3.0 mi | 19.3°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 922 mm |
| Belfast 4.3 mi | 18.8°C 0.5°C cooler | 2.5°C about the same | 1,059 mm |
| Carryduff 6.1 mi | 18.9°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 1,000 mm |
| Hillsborough and Culcavy 6.6 mi | 19.2°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 886 mm |
| Metropolitan Castlereagh 6.7 mi | 19.2°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 984 mm |
| Metropolitan Newtownabbey 9.0 mi | 18.5°C 0.8°C cooler | 2.2°C about the same | 1,098 mm |
Metropolitan Lisburn weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, for the town itself (the Met Office’s HadUK-Grid).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8°C 46°F | 2.1°C 36°F | 4.9°C | 91 mm 3.6 in |
| February | 8.3°C 47°F | 1.8°C 35°F | 5.0°C | 73 mm 2.9 in |
| March | 10.0°C 50°F | 2.6°C 37°F | 6.3°C | 76 mm 3.0 in |
| April | 12.6°C 55°F | 4.4°C 40°F | 8.4°C | 64 mm 2.5 in |
| May | 15.5°C 60°F | 6.7°C 44°F | 11.1°C | 65 mm 2.6 in |
| June | 17.9°C 64°F | 9.4°C 49°F | 13.6°C | 78 mm 3.1 in |
| July | 19.3°C 67°F | 11.1°C 52°F | 15.2°C | 82 mm 3.2 in |
| August | 19.0°C 66°F | 11.1°C 52°F | 15.0°C | 90 mm 3.5 in |
| September | 16.9°C 62°F | 9.3°C 49°F | 13.0°C | 81 mm 3.2 in |
| October | 13.4°C 56°F | 6.7°C 44°F | 10.0°C | 100 mm 3.9 in |
| November | 10.1°C 50°F | 3.9°C 39°F | 7.0°C | 110 mm 4.3 in |
| December | 7.9°C 46°F | 2.1°C 36°F | 5.0°C | 97 mm 3.8 in |
| Year | 13.2°C | 5.9°C | 9.6°C | 1,005 mm |
Where Metropolitan Lisburn’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 1 Met Office 2 km grid square whose centre lies inside Metropolitan Lisburn’s settlement.
- Highs and lows: the Met Office publishes average daily maxima and minima on its 12 km grid; each is moved by the difference between the town’s 2 km mean temperature and the 12 km square’s, which carries the town’s own height and setting over.
- Weather station and sunshine: Met Office historic station data for Armagh, 29 miles away, months of 1991–2020 averaged.
- Comparisons: every town and city of 2,500 or more across the UK, all four nations, read the same way.
Met Office HadUK-Grid · Met Office Climate Data Portal · Historic station data. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Questions about Metropolitan Lisburn’s climate
How warm does Metropolitan Lisburn get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.3°C (67°F). About 2 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 92% of UK towns.
How cold does Metropolitan Lisburn get in winter?
February nights average 1.8°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 36 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Metropolitan Lisburn get?
About 1,005 mm (40 in) a year, more than 78% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (110 mm) and April the driest (64 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Armagh (29 miles away), averages 1,281 hours of bright sunshine a year. Sunshine isn’t on the town grid, so this is the station’s figure.
Where do these figures come from?
The Met Office’s HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages, which turn thousands of weather stations into a map of the UK in 2 km squares; the page reads the squares inside Metropolitan Lisburn. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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