Village

Carraun

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°04′37″ N 8°43′54″ W

Location in Ireland

Elevation: 98 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 Knock19 km; CFN Donegal Airport111 km

About Carraun

Carraun is a village. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 98 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (19 km). Nearby sights include Mucklety Hill and Tullycusheen Lough.

Climate of Carraun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: December (162 mm)
Driest month: April (78 mm)

7° 2°

8° 2°

9° 3°

12° 4°

14° 6°

17° 9°

18° 11°

16° 9°

13° 6°

10° 4°

8° 3°

Jan

159

Feb

112

Mar

127

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

106

Sep

121

Oct

156

Nov

159

Dec

162

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 Carraun
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°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	159	112	127	78	87	83	80	106	121	156	159	162

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Carraun

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 19 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 157 km to the south.

Airports

Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 19 kmsouth
Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 111 kmnorth
City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 148 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Limerick Population: 102.3K 157 kmsouth
Dublin Population: 1M 184 kmsoutheast
Belfast Population: 348K 191 kmeast
Cork Population: 224K 243 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 349 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Carraun

Within 100 km: 204 historic and cultural sites, 674 natural sites, 1,430 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km231 places

Strandhill Beach Beach 23 kmN
Dunmoran Strand Beach 21 kmN
Inch Island Island 24 kmSE
Derrymore Island Island 25 kmSE

25–60 km717 places

Inishteige Island 57 kmNE
Inishmurray Island 40 kmN
Coney Island Island 26 kmN
Annagh Island Island 33 kmW

60–100 km1,360 places

Inishlyre Island 67 kmSW
Dooniver Strand Beach 79 kmW
Station Island Island 81 kmNE
Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 66 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Mucklety Hill Mountain, County Sligo
2.5 km E
Tullycusheen Lough Lake, County Sligo
3.5 km SW
Mad River River, County Sligo
3.7 km NW
Stirabout Bridge Landmark, County Sligo
4 km N
Cnoc na Si Mountain, County Sligo
5.8 km NE
Gortnadrass Mountain, County Sligo
6 km NE