The climate of Ireland is like that of other islands.

Because of the moderating influence of prevailing

warm, moist winds from the Atlantic Ocean, the mean

winter temperature ranges from 4° to 7°C (40° to 45° F),

approximately 14 Celsius(25 Fahrenheit) higher

than that of any other places in the same latitude in

the interior of Europe or on the eastern coast of

North America. The oceanic influence is also

pronounced in the summer; the mean summer temperature

of Ireland ranges from 15° to 17°C (59° to 62°F),

about 4 celsius(7 Fahrenheit)lower than that of other

places in the same latitudes. Rainfall averages 1,000

mm (40 in) annually.