Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:46 am – 10:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:42 am – 3:59 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,982 residentsin the Ards Peninsula D census area1,217 householdsSource: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C816 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November19 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)
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 199019 mi away, Carrickfergus, AntrimMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Oct 199019 mi away, Carrickfergus, AntrimSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.0 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.7 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 broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,300 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Local servicesHospitalThe Royal Victoria Hospital12 miGP surgeryDr. Marshall & Partners1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKillinchy Primary School304 pupils1.9 miSecondaryNendrum College470 pupils4.3 miSource: Department of Education (Northern Ireland), school-level data
Getting aroundAirportGeorge Best Belfast City Airport BHD11 miMajor airportBelfast International Airport BFS24 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BT22 postcode district.
