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Branchfield

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°07′28″ N 8°28′46″ W

Map showing the location of Branchfield Branchfield
Location in Ireland
Elevation
70 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 Knock33 km
CFN Donegal Airport103 km

About Branchfield

Branchfield is a village. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 70 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (33 km). Nearby sights include Boathole Lough and Lough Corran.

Climate of Branchfield

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 Branchfield
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 Branchfield

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 33 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 163 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 33 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 103 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 133 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 163 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 172 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 174 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 248 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 332 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Branchfield

Within 100 km: 195 historic and cultural sites, 628 natural sites, 1,418 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km258 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 18 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 23 kmNW
  • Coney Island Island 21 kmN
  • Drumman’s Island Island 22 kmSE

25–60 km653 places

  • Inishteige Island 40 kmNE
  • Inishmurray Island 37 kmN
  • Annagh Island Island 50 kmW
  • Rooney’s Island Island 60 kmN

60–100 km1,330 places

  • Inishlyre Island 84 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 96 kmW
  • Station Island Island 67 kmNE
  • Rutland Island Island 95 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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