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Ballycastle Hill

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°15′16″ N 9°21′20″ W

Map showing the location of Ballycastle Hill Ballycastle Hill
Location in Ireland
Elevation
237 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballycastle
3.3 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock52 km
CFN Donegal Airport110 km

About Ballycastle Hill

Ballycastle Hill is a mountain. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 237 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (52 km). Nearby sights include Keerglen River and Clydagh River.

Climate of Ballycastle Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (152 mm)
Driest month
April (73 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).

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Climate of Ballycastle Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°16°16°15°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)143931077380757697119144152146

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Ballycastle Hill

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 52 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 183 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 52 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 110 kmnortheast
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 167 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 183 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 226 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 229 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 269 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 372 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Ballycastle Hill

Within 100 km: 160 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 1,158 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km90 places

  • Illanmaster Island 20 kmNW
  • Horse Island Island 15 kmNW
  • Annagh Island Island 22 kmS
  • Castle Island Island 21 kmS

25–60 km774 places

  • Inishlyre Island 52 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 47 kmSW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 49 kmE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 41 kmE

60–100 km1,038 places

  • Inishteige Island 91 kmE
  • Turbot Island Island 99 kmSW
  • Rutland Island Island 99 kmNE
  • Omey Island Island 96 kmSW

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