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Ballinafad

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°01′39″ N 8°20′14″ W

Map showing the location of Ballinafad Ballinafad
Location in Ireland
Elevation
57 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock34 km
CFN Donegal Airport113 km

About Ballinafad

Ballinafad is a village. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 57 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (34 km). Nearby sights include Carricknahorna and Annaghgowla Island.

Climate of Ballinafad

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 169 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (177 mm)
Driest month
May (87 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 Ballinafad
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)17712614288878994120133168169172

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ballinafad

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 34 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 153 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 34 kmwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 113 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 136 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 153 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 158 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 169 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 237 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 332 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Ballinafad

Within 100 km: 231 historic and cultural sites, 589 natural sites, 1,442 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km215 places

  • Drumman’s Island Island 8 kmSE
  • Bullock Island Island 7 kmE
  • Stag Island Island 5 kmE
  • O’Reilly’s Island Island 19 kmE

25–60 km656 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 32 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 37 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 41 kmNE
  • Inishmurray Island 50 kmNW

60–100 km1,391 places

  • Inishlyre Island 89 kmW
  • Station Island Island 71 kmNE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 78 kmNW
  • Pig Island Island 96 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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