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Mountain

Carricknahorna

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°02′18″ N 8°22′15″ W

Map showing the location of Carricknahorna Carricknahorna
Location in Ireland
Elevation
251 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Knockroe
1.6 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock33 km
CFN Donegal Airport112 km

About Carricknahorna

Carricknahorna is a mountain. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 251 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (33 km). Nearby sights include Bricklieve Mountains and Templevanny Lough.

Climate of Carricknahorna

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 169 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
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 Carricknahorna
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)17712614288878994120133168169172

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Carricknahorna

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 33 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 154 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 33 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 112 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 136 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 154 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 161 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 171 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 238 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 333 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Carricknahorna

Within 100 km: 227 historic and cultural sites, 607 natural sites, 1,446 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km222 places

  • Drumman’s Island Island 10 kmSE
  • Bullock Island Island 10 kmSE
  • Stag Island Island 7 kmSE
  • O’Reilly’s Island Island 21 kmE

25–60 km655 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 30 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 35 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 42 kmNE
  • Inishmurray Island 48 kmNW

60–100 km1,403 places

  • Inishlyre Island 88 kmW
  • Station Island Island 71 kmNE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 76 kmNW
  • Pig Island Island 94 kmW

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