Ireland
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Ireland
Official name: | Ireland |
Capital: | Dublin |
Area: | total: 70,280 sq km water: 1,390 sq km land: 68,890 sq km |
Climate: | temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time |
Location: | Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain |
Geographic coordinates: | 53 00 N, 8 00 W |
Comparative Area: | slightly larger than West Virginia |
Land boundaries: | total: 360 km border countries: UK 360 km |
Coastline: | 1,448 km |
Terrain: | mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Carrauntoohil 1,041 m |
Map of Ireland