Village

Carns

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°14′59″ N 8°27′32″ W

Location in Ireland

Elevation: 88 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 Knock44 km; CFN Donegal Airport89 km

About Carns

Carns is a village. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 88 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (44 km). Nearby sights include Carns Hill and Tobernalt Bay.

Climate of Carns

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 2°)
Wettest month: January (156 mm)
Driest month: April (80 mm)

7° 2°

8° 2°

9° 3°

12° 4°

14° 7°

17° 9°

18° 11°

16° 9°

13° 7°

10° 4°

8° 3°

Jan

156

Feb

109

Mar

127

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

112

Sep

126

Oct

152

Nov

155

Dec

156

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 Carns
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	8°	9°	12°	14°	17°	18°	18°	16°	13°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	9°	11°	11°	9°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	156	109	127	80	82	85	91	112	126	152	155	156

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Carns

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 44 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 169 km to the east.

Airports

Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 44 kmsouthwest
Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 89 kmnorth
City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 122 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Belfast Population: 348K 169 kmeast
Limerick Population: 102.3K 177 kmsouth
Dublin Population: 1M 178 kmsoutheast
Cork Population: 224K 262 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 323 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Carns

Within 100 km: 188 historic and cultural sites, 633 natural sites, 1,402 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km264 places

Strandhill Beach Beach 10 kmW
Dunmoran Strand Beach 18 kmW
Inishmurray Island 24 kmNW
Coney Island Island 10 kmNW

25–60 km744 places

Inishteige Island 33 kmE
Station Island Island 55 kmNE
Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 52 kmNW
Gull Island Island 60 kmN

60–100 km1,215 places

Inishlyre Island 92 kmSW
Umfin Island Island 95 kmN
Rutland Island Island 81 kmN
Pig Island Island 83 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Carns Hill Mountain, County Sligo
0.4 km NE
Tobernalt Bay Natural site, County Sligo
1.5 km E
Green Island Island, County Sligo
1.6 km SE
Hawk Island Island, County Sligo
1.7 km SE
Wolf Island Island, County Sligo
1.8 km E
Aghamore Bay Natural site, County Sligo
1.8 km SE