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Glencastle Hill

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°11′25″ N 9°52′40″ W

Map showing the location of Glencastle Hill Glencastle Hill
Location in Ireland
Elevation
230 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glencastle
0.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock76 km
CFN Donegal Airport137 km

About Glencastle Hill

Glencastle Hill is a mountain. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 230 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (76 km). Nearby sights include Crinnish and Glencastle Bridge.

Climate of Glencastle Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (142 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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 Glencastle Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°9°10°13°15°16°16°15°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)136971026768707499109142138135

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Glencastle Hill

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 76 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 189 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 76 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 137 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 177 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 189 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 258 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 261 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 272 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Glencastle Hill

Within 100 km: 126 historic and cultural sites, 417 natural sites, 931 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km160 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 21 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 19 kmNE
  • Kid Island Island 15 kmN
  • Inishkeeragh Island 17 kmW

25–60 km521 places

  • Inishlyre Island 44 kmS
  • Island More Island 42 kmS
  • Inishturk Island 56 kmS
  • Horse Island Island 25 kmNE

60–100 km793 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 83 kmE
  • White Strand Beach 84 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 75 kmE
  • Turbot Island Island 79 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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