Average Monthly Sunshine in Bushmills

The graphs on this page shows the average number of hours per month and per day that Bushmills receives direct sunlight. The numbers are calculated over a 30-year period to provide a reliable average.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Sunshine in Bushmills varies greatly throughout the year. The sunniest month, May, reaches an impressive 203 hours, while December, the darkest month, offers only 39 hours. The total annual amount of sun is 1342 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

Seasonal changes in sunshine hours are quite obvious in Bushmills. While May receives considerable daily sunshine with up to 6.8 hours, December marks the darkest time of the year, where sunshine is scarce with only 1.3 hours of sunlight per day.

Bushmills’s total hours of sunshine compared to other major cities

Bushmills enjoys an average of 1342 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

In Barcelona, Spain, there are 2530 hours of sunshine annually and is a city that can be visited year-round.

Manchester, UK, experiences just around 1420 hours of sunshine annually.

Stockholm, Sweden, receives approximately 1907 hours of sunshine annually.

Perth, Australia, enjoys 3180 hours of sunshine annually, the highest among major Australian cities.

Other climate information

November, Bushmills’s wettest month, receives 107 mm of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 12°C. During the driest month May you can expect a temperature of 12°C.

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Bushmills Precipitation page.