Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 15 min4:48 am – 10:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:43 am – 4:00 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,336 residentsin the Downshire West G census area1,197 householdsSource: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C922 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November34 days of air frost, 1 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)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Oct 199022 mi away, Carrickfergus, AntrimMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Oct 199022 mi away, Carrickfergus, AntrimSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.1 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,356 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Local servicesHospitalPhotopheresis Service, The Royal Belfast Hospital For Sick Children11 miGP surgeryDr. Hall & Partners1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryDownshire Primary School621 pupils1.7 miSecondaryLisnagarvey High School614 pupils4.0 miSource: Department of Education (Northern Ireland), school-level data
Getting aroundAirportGeorge Best Belfast City Airport BHD14 miMajor airportBelfast International Airport BFS16 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BT26 postcode district.
