How does the climate affect the food in Ireland?
“The climate of Ireland is dominated by the prevailing warm, moist winds from the Atlantic Ocean. It’s known as the Emerald Isle because of it’s striking verdant landscape, due entirely to the temperate climate and rainfall. Ireland has mild winters, and cool summers. May to September are the warmest and driest seasons of the year. Winter consists of short, wet, foggy days, and long nights. The best time to grow crops is around May to July. Whale season is in July. The best time to visit is August.” “Ireland’s climate is influenced by the warm waters of the Gulf Stream, and is in the path of the prevailing southwesterly winds coming from the Atlantic Ocean. This makes for equitable conditions over the whole country and means Ireland is never exposed to extremes of weather. The coldest months are January and February, while July and August are warmest. Over the year it generally gets no colder than 1 degree Celsius (34 F) or warmer than about 20 degrees Celsius (68 F). Ireland is renown
