Summer arrives softly in Omagh, cooler than in 95% of UK towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 1.3°C (34°F) on average. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 91% of UK towns. Of all months, December brings the most rain and April the least. The outdoor season runs from June to August, with highs of 18–19°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Omagh at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Omagh feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,118 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 29 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 2nd wettest of 3 Fermanagh and Omagh towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Armagh
A frosty town: 53 air frosts and 3 days of 25°C a year
On about 53 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 3 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 31 miles south-east of Omagh, 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 Omagh 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 Fermanagh and Omagh towns that size.
Omagh 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 | 7.1°C 45°F | 1.3°C 34°F | 4.2°C | 117 mm 4.6 in |
| February | 7.9°C 46°F | 1.2°C 34°F | 4.6°C | 94 mm 3.7 in |
| March | 9.8°C 50°F | 2.2°C 36°F | 6.0°C | 85 mm 3.4 in |
| April | 12.7°C 55°F | 3.8°C 39°F | 8.2°C | 70 mm 2.8 in |
| May | 15.4°C 60°F | 6.0°C 43°F | 10.7°C | 71 mm 2.8 in |
| June | 17.5°C 64°F | 8.9°C 48°F | 13.2°C | 78 mm 3.1 in |
| July | 18.8°C 66°F | 10.7°C 51°F | 14.7°C | 83 mm 3.3 in |
| August | 18.5°C 65°F | 10.4°C 51°F | 14.5°C | 93 mm 3.7 in |
| September | 16.4°C 62°F | 8.5°C 47°F | 12.5°C | 81 mm 3.2 in |
| October | 12.9°C 55°F | 5.8°C 42°F | 9.4°C | 108 mm 4.3 in |
| November | 9.5°C 49°F | 3.2°C 38°F | 6.3°C | 114 mm 4.5 in |
| December | 7.3°C 45°F | 1.3°C 34°F | 4.3°C | 125 mm 4.9 in |
| Year | 12.8°C | 5.3°C | 9.0°C | 1,118 mm |
Where Omagh’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 3 Met Office 2 km grid squares whose centre lies inside Omagh’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, 31 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 Omagh’s climate
How warm does Omagh get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 18.8°C (66°F). About 3 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 89% of UK towns.
How cold does Omagh get in winter?
February nights average 1.2°C (34°F). The air drops below freezing on about 53 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Omagh get?
About 1,118 mm (44 in) a year, more than 86% of UK towns. December is the wettest month (125 mm) and April the driest (70 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Armagh (31 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 Omagh. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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