Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:45 am – 10:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:47 am – 3:58 pm
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People3,466 residentsin the Braid C census area1,273 householdsSource: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,429 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November52 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)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 1 Oct 202443 mi away, Islay, Argyll & ButeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 Oct 202443 mi away, Islay, Argyll & ButeSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.3 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 6.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,354 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
