Photo: Albert Bridge · CC BY-SA 2.0Summers in Broughshane are cooler than in 94% of UK towns
Winter’s chill peaks in January, at about 1.4°C (34°F) after dark. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 85% of UK towns. Only 18°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 43 nights a year below 0°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Broughshane at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Broughshane feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,102 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 2nd wettest of 8 Mid and East Antrim towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
43 air frosts and 1 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops below freezing; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 1 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 Ballypatrick Forest
Ballypatrick Forest is 20 miles north of Broughshane, 156 m (512 ft) above sea level. It is the nearest of the 37 long-running stations the Met Office publishes in full.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Air frosts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.0°C | 2.5°C | 132 mm | 4.8 |
| February | 7.2°C | 2.5°C | 106 mm | 4.2 |
| March | 8.6°C | 2.9°C | 97 mm | 3.8 |
| April | 10.7°C | 4.4°C | 80 mm | 1.6 |
| May | 13.4°C | 6.5°C | 80 mm | 0.1 |
| June | 15.6°C | 9.1°C | 86 mm | 0.0 |
| July | 17.0°C | 10.8°C | 97 mm | 0.0 |
| August | 16.9°C | 10.9°C | 109 mm | 0.0 |
| September | 15.3°C | 9.6°C | 100 mm | 0.0 |
| October | 12.3°C | 7.2°C | 143 mm | 0.2 |
| November | 9.2°C | 4.7°C | 151 mm | 1.7 |
| December | 7.3°C | 2.9°C | 146 mm | 4.3 |
| Year | 11.7°C | 6.2°C | 1,326 mm | 21 |
Met Office historic station data, Ballypatrick Forest, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Broughshane 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 Mid and East Antrim 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broughshane | 18.8°C | 1.4°C | 1,102 mm |
| Ballymena 3.3 mi | 18.9°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 1,095 mm |
| Cullybackey 5.5 mi | 18.5°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 1,115 mm |
| Ahoghill 6.5 mi | 18.9°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 1,028 mm |
| Randalstown 10.6 mi | 18.6°C about the same | 2.1°C 0.7°C milder | 971 mm |
Broughshane 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 | 7.3°C 45°F | 1.4°C 34°F | 4.3°C | 90 mm 3.5 in |
| February | 8.0°C 46°F | 1.2°C 34°F | 4.6°C | 86 mm 3.4 in |
| March | 9.8°C 50°F | 2.2°C 36°F | 6.0°C | 67 mm 2.6 in |
| April | 12.3°C 54°F | 3.9°C 39°F | 8.0°C | 67 mm 2.6 in |
| May | 15.1°C 59°F | 6.2°C 43°F | 10.7°C | 83 mm 3.3 in |
| June | 17.4°C 63°F | 8.9°C 48°F | 13.2°C | 82 mm 3.2 in |
| July | 18.8°C 66°F | 10.8°C 51°F | 14.8°C | 90 mm 3.5 in |
| August | 18.6°C 65°F | 10.4°C 51°F | 14.5°C | 100 mm 3.9 in |
| September | 16.5°C 62°F | 8.7°C 48°F | 12.5°C | 91 mm 3.6 in |
| October | 13.1°C 56°F | 6.1°C 43°F | 9.6°C | 103 mm 4.1 in |
| November | 9.8°C 50°F | 3.3°C 38°F | 6.6°C | 126 mm 5.0 in |
| December | 7.7°C 46°F | 1.6°C 35°F | 4.6°C | 117 mm 4.6 in |
| Year | 12.9°C | 5.4°C | 9.1°C | 1,102 mm |
Where Broughshane’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the Met Office 2 km grid square nearest Broughshane’s centre (the town is smaller than one square).
- 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 Ballypatrick Forest, 20 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 Broughshane’s climate
How warm does Broughshane get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 18.8°C (66°F). About 1 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 96% of UK towns.
How cold does Broughshane get in winter?
February nights average 1.2°C (34°F). The air drops below freezing on about 43 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Broughshane get?
About 1,102 mm (43 in) a year, more than 85% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (126 mm) and March the driest (67 mm).
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 Broughshane. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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