Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 14 min4:48 am – 10:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 18 min8:42 am – 4:00 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,808 residentsin the Slieve Croob C census area955 householdsSource: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,054 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November34 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Oct 199024 mi away, Carrickfergus, AntrimMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Oct 199024 mi away, Carrickfergus, AntrimSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.4 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)994 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Local servicesHospitalPhotopheresis Service, The Royal Belfast Hospital For Sick Children14 miGP surgeryDr. Watson & Partnersright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 primary, 3 secondaryPrimarySt Patrick's Primary School256 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBallynahinch Primary School229 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAssumption Grammar School947 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department of Education (Northern Ireland), school-level data
Getting aroundAirportGeorge Best Belfast City Airport BHD15 miMajor airportBelfast International Airport BFS22 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BT25 postcode district.
