If you're planning anything outdoors in Belfast, the city is genuinely drier than its reputation suggests — the Donegal hills to the west catch most of the rain coming in off the Atlantic, leaving Belfast with significantly less rainfall than Galway or Cork. The trade-off is wind: Belfast Lough funnels weather through quickly, the city is windier than most of England, and snow days do happen — typically about eight a year.
Check today's verdict in the app →If you're playing in Belfast, the lower rainfall than the west of Ireland gives you more playable rounds — but Atlantic exposure means wind is almost always part of the game on the County Down and Antrim coastal courses, and a calm day on the inland forecast can mean a breezy round on the links.
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