- Elevation
- 130 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock58 km
- CFN Donegal Airport80 km
About Rocktown
Rocktown is a village. Location: County Leitrim, Connacht. Elevation: 130 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (58 km). Nearby sights include Leean Mountain and Diffreen River.
Climate of Rocktown
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 159 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (162 mm)
- Driest month
- April (86 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 162 | 118 | 132 | 86 | 86 | 90 | 97 | 118 | 129 | 157 | 159 | 160 |
How to get to Rocktown
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 58 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 155 km to the east.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 58 kmsouthwest
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 80 kmnorth
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 107 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 155 kmeast
- Dublin Population: 1M 173 kmsoutheast
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 186 kmsouth
- Cork Population: 224K 271 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 308 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rocktown
Within 100 km: 184 historic and cultural sites, 664 natural sites, 1,359 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km234 places
- Strandhill Beach Beach 23 kmW
- Inishteige Island 20 kmE
- Coney Island Island 21 kmW
- Innisfree Island 10 kmSW
25–60 km799 places
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 31 kmW
- Station Island Island 41 kmNE
- Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 52 kmNW
- Inishmurray Island 28 kmNW
60–100 km1,174 places
- Lisfannon Beach Beach 99 kmNE
- Umfin Island Island 86 kmN
- Rutland Island Island 73 kmN
- Pig Island Island 94 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Leean Mountain Mountain, County Leitrim3.7 km SW
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Diffreen River River, County Leitrim6.1 km W
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Glenade Lough Lake, County Leitrim4.5 km N
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Hangmans Hill Mountain, County Leitrim4.7 km SW
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Keelogyboy Mountain Far East Top Mountain, County Leitrim4.9 km SW
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Scramore Loughs Lake, Ireland5.8 km SW
Sources & licences
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