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Carrickglass

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°05′31″ N 8°18′40″ W

Map showing the location of Carrickglass Carrickglass
Location in Ireland
Elevation
173 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 Knock39 km
CFN Donegal Airport106 km

About Carrickglass

Carrickglass is a village. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 173 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (39 km). Nearby sights include Barroe North and Annaghgowla Island.

Climate of Carrickglass

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (168 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 Carrickglass
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°18°18°16°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)16812513689879096119129161162163

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Carrickglass

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 39 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 160 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 39 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 106 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 129 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dublin Population: 1M 160 kmsoutheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 160 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 165 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 244 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 326 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Carrickglass

Within 100 km: 212 historic and cultural sites, 586 natural sites, 1,431 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km262 places

  • Drumman’s Island Island 12 kmSE
  • Bullock Island Island 11 kmSE
  • Stag Island Island 9 kmS
  • O’Reilly’s Island Island 17 kmE

25–60 km646 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 28 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 34 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 35 kmNE
  • Inishmurray Island 44 kmNW

60–100 km1,321 places

  • Inishlyre Island 93 kmW
  • Station Island Island 64 kmNE
  • Rutland Island Island 99 kmN
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 72 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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