Mayo faces the Atlantic. The wind arrives off the sea, the rain arrives with it, and the ground changes from bog to drumlin to limestone as you cross the county. All three affect which trampoline suits a garden and where in the garden it should go.
The weather figures below are Met Éireann's. The description of the ground comes from Mayo County Council, Geological Survey Ireland and a Teagasc-based soils feature in the Irish Farmers Journal. The product advice is BERG's. Where we add advice of our own, we say it is ours.
Two of the monthly records in Met Éireann's table of weather extremes belong to Belmullet: the highest February gust on record, 172 km/h on 9 February 1988, and the highest May gust, 144 km/h on 23 May 2011.
The national record is more recent and was set just down the coast. On 24 January 2025, during Storm Éowyn, Mace Head in Co. Galway recorded a gust of 184 km/h. That same morning, according to Met Éireann's climate statement for 2025, mean wind speeds at Knock Airport reached violent storm force 11. The Western People reported a gust of about 156 km/h at the airport.
A few weeks earlier, in December 2024, Mayo had been placed under a Status Red wind warning for Storm Darragh.
As for direction, Met Éireann says the prevailing wind in Ireland is between south and west.
None of these figures is a limit for a trampoline. BERG publishes no wind speed at which a trampoline is safe, and we do not offer one either. What the records show is simpler: storms of that strength do reach this county, so a trampoline here should be anchored from the first day and prepared when a warning is issued.
This part is BERG's advice, from its own article on preparing a trampoline for a storm.
BERG also says there should be no jumping in rain or wind.
Both kits fit any make of trampoline standing on grass. Ground anchors do not hold in a patio, concrete or gravel. Check them after every named storm and tighten or re-seat any that have lifted. Ordered with a trampoline they travel free; on their own, delivery is €11.99.
Four galvanised steel corkscrew anchors with four webbing straps and buckle tensioners. The straps go over the frame and can be tightened again when the ground softens.
Adjustable, and easier to take out again.
€55was €59.99
Eight galvanised ground stakes, 30cm long, one over the frame at each leg. Eight covers most round trampolines up to 14ft.
More fixing points. Not adjustable.
€55was €59.99
Our own advice on soft ground. This is ours, not BERG's or Met Éireann's, and we have found no published guidance on anchors in peat. In our experience a short stake in soft ground does very little. If your lawn is peaty, or stays soft underfoot for much of the year, ring 091 423 369 before buying and ask which anchor kit suits your ground.
Met Éireann's rainfall summary gives the west of Ireland an average of between 1,000 and 1,400 mm a year, against 750 to 1,000 mm for most of the eastern half of the country. Many mountain districts get more than 2,000 mm.
In 2025 the place with the most rain days in Ireland was Newport, Co. Mayo, with 258, according to the annual climate statement.
For a trampoline, that means three practical things.
Mayo has three broad kinds of ground. This is the pattern across the county, drawn from published surveys. It says nothing certain about any one garden.
The north-west: peat. Mayo County Council's Landscape Appraisal for County Mayo records that peat bog covers most of the north-west of the county. A soils feature in the Irish Farmers Journal makes the same point about blanket peat in the uplands.
Clew Bay: drumlins. The council's appraisal describes the Clew Bay coast, around Westport and Newport, as made up of "sharply undulating" drumlins. Geological Survey Ireland's audit of Mayo's geological heritage notes that the bay's drowned drumlin field carries on inland. Drumlin country means slopes, and a garden on one may have only a small level patch.
The south-east: limestone lowland. On the Claremorris, Ballinrobe and Ballyhaunis side the council describes pasture divided by stone walls and hedgerows. The Farmers Journal feature says the soils between Castlebar, Claremorris and Ballinrobe that sit on limestone sands and gravels are "excessively draining".
So the same county holds ground that keeps its water and ground that lets it go quickly. For a trampoline on legs what matters is a level, firm place for the legs. For an InGround or FlatGround trampoline it decides whether the job is straightforward at all, and only someone standing on your lawn can tell you.
BERG's requirements come first.
Then our own suggestions.
Sizes and the space each one needs are in the trampoline size guide.
BERG makes trampolines in three forms. Below is how each copes with wind, rain and ground, with a few examples. The cards link to each model on TrampolinesIreland.com, our main shop, where you order.
Nothing is dug, so a trampoline on legs is the one that suits the widest range of ground, provided the spot is level and firm. It also stands tallest and always comes with a safety net, so it is the one that most needs anchoring and storm preparation. Above-ground trampolines start at €449.
Above ground · Round
Above ground · Round
Above ground · Oval
Set into the lawn, with or without a net. There is much less for the wind to get under. The trade is the groundwork, which depends on drainage and ground water at your spot. InGround trampolines start at €339.
InGround · Round
InGround · Round
InGround · Round
Sits completely flush with the lawn, so it catches far less wind than a trampoline on legs and leaves the view across the garden open. Round FlatGround models are sold without a net. The same drainage question applies. FlatGround trampolines start at €699.
FlatGround · Round
FlatGround · Round
FlatGround · Rectangular
If an installer advises against digging at your spot, a trampoline on legs can still go on the same level ground. Once the type is chosen, Favorit, Champion and Elite compared and our guide to choosing a trampoline in Mayo cover the ranges.
Send a few photos and the size of the level area. Tell us which way the site is open, whether the ground stays soft and how near the sea you are. We will suggest a type, a size and an anchor kit, and give you a delivered price.
Book a free garden consultation or ring 091 423 369. Photos are enough for us to judge size and type. Drainage for an in-ground model still has to be judged on site by an installer. How the order reaches you is on the Mayo delivery page.
Met Éireann's record table lists Belmullet for the highest February gust on record in Ireland, 172 km/h on 9 February 1988, and the highest May gust, 144 km/h on 23 May 2011. During Storm Éowyn on 24 January 2025, mean winds at Knock Airport reached violent storm force 11.
BERG's advice is to have the trampoline anchored, to take off the padding and the safety net before a heavy storm, and to check the anchors once it has passed. We sell two anchor kits, from €55.
No source we know of has tested that, so this is our own view: a short stake in soft ground does very little. If your lawn is peaty or stays soft, ring us before you buy and ask which anchor kit suits. Check any anchors after each named storm.
It gives the wind far less to catch, because it sits at or near lawn level. On an exposed or coastal site we suggest you consider one. It does need groundwork, and BERG requires adequate drainage and a check of the ground-water level, which an installer assesses on site.
Met Éireann says rainfall in the west of Ireland generally averages between 1,000 and 1,400 mm a year, and over 2,000 mm in many mountain districts. Newport, Co. Mayo had more rain days than anywhere else in Ireland in 2025: 258.
BERG's guidance is no jumping in rain or wind. A wet mat is slippery. In a county with this many wet days, that is worth agreeing with the children on day one.
It varies across the county. Broadly, peat covers most of the north-west, the Clew Bay area is drumlin country, and the south-east is limestone lowland. That is the county pattern only. Your own garden may differ, which is why an installer looks at the actual spot before any in-ground work.
Send photos and the size of the level area. We will suggest a type, a size and an anchor kit for your garden and give you a delivered price. It is free and there is no obligation.
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