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Ballyfree

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°14′54″ N 8°29′19″ W

Map showing the location of Ballyfree Ballyfree
Location in Ireland
Elevation
23 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 Knock43 km
CFN Donegal Airport89 km

About Ballyfree

Ballyfree is a village. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 23 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (43 km). Nearby sights include Cloverhill Lough and Ballydrehid Bridge.

Climate of Ballyfree

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (156 mm)
Driest month
April (80 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 Ballyfree
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15610912780828591112126152155156

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ballyfree

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 43 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 171 km to the east.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 43 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 89 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 123 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 171 kmeast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 176 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 179 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 262 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 325 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Ballyfree

Within 100 km: 185 historic and cultural sites, 635 natural sites, 1,397 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km258 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 8 kmW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 16 kmW
  • Inishmurray Island 24 kmNW
  • Coney Island Island 9 kmNW

25–60 km756 places

  • Inishteige Island 35 kmE
  • Station Island Island 57 kmNE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 51 kmNW
  • Gull Island Island 59 kmN

60–100 km1,203 places

  • Inishlyre Island 90 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 98 kmW
  • Umfin Island Island 95 kmN
  • Rutland Island Island 81 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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