- Elevation
- 50 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock58 km
- DUB Dublin Airport122 km
About Rooskey
Rooskey is a village. Location: County Leitrim, Connacht. Elevation: 50 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (58 km). Nearby sights include Eslin River and Lough Tap.
Climate of Rooskey
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 110 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (113 mm)
- Driest month
- May (64 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° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 113 | 89 | 92 | 68 | 64 | 72 | 71 | 90 | 86 | 109 | 110 | 110 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Rooskey
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 58 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 128 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 58 kmwest
- Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 122 kmsoutheast
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 132 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Dublin Population: 1M 128 kmsoutheast
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 142 kmsouth
- Belfast Population: 348K 154 kmnortheast
- Cork Population: 224K 223 kmsouth
- Blackpool Population: 145K 322 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rooskey
Within 100 km: 286 historic and cultural sites, 444 natural sites, 1,222 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km119 places
- Drumman’s Island Island 23 kmNW
- Bullock Island Island 24 kmNW
- O’Reilly’s Island Island 23 kmN
- Turf Island Island 20 kmN
25–60 km632 places
- Inishteige Island 50 kmN
- Long Island Island 56 kmS
- Inchmore Island 26 kmE
- Inchmore Island 42 kmS
60–100 km1,201 places
- Pollboy Bridge Landmark 87 kmE
- Strandhill Beach Beach 62 kmNW
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 67 kmNW
- Station Island Island 81 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eslin River River, County Leitrim0.8 km NE
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Lough Tap Lake, County Leitrim3.6 km NW
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Lough Boderg Lake, Ireland3 km SW
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Drumard House Historic site, County Leitrim4 km E
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Lough Bofin Lake, Ireland3.2 km S
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Rinn Lough Lake, County Leitrim6.1 km E
Sources & licences
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