Village

Carton

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°05′31″ N 8°34′36″ W

Location in Ireland

Elevation: 68 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 Knock26 km; CFN Donegal Airport107 km

About Carton

Carton is a village. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 68 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (26 km). Nearby sights include Carrowreagh Bridge and Templehouse Lake.

Climate of Carton

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 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: January (174 mm)
Driest month: June (82 mm)

7° 2°

8° 2°

10° 3°

12° 4°

15° 6°

17° 9°

18° 11°

16° 9°

13° 7°

10° 4°

8° 3°

Jan

174

Feb

123

Mar

135

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

111

Sep

124

Oct

167

Nov

169

Dec

173

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 Carton
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	8°	10°	12°	15°	17°	18°	18°	16°	13°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	174	123	135	83	84	82	83	111	124	167	169	173

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Carton

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 26 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 159 km to the south.

Airports

Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 26 kmsouthwest
Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 107 kmnorth
City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 140 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Limerick Population: 102.3K 159 kmsouth
Dublin Population: 1M 175 kmsoutheast
Belfast Population: 348K 181 kmeast
Cork Population: 224K 244 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 340 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Carton

Within 100 km: 205 historic and cultural sites, 657 natural sites, 1,408 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km249 places

Strandhill Beach Beach 20 kmN
Dunmoran Strand Beach 22 kmNW
Coney Island Island 23 kmN
Drumman’s Island Island 25 kmSE

25–60 km658 places

Inishteige Island 48 kmNE
Inishmurray Island 39 kmN
Annagh Island Island 44 kmW
Portned Island Island 58 kmN

60–100 km1,363 places

Inishlyre Island 77 kmSW
Dooniver Strand Beach 90 kmW
Station Island Island 74 kmNE
Rutland Island Island 99 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Carrowreagh Bridge Landmark, County Sligo
0.7 km S
Templehouse Lake Lake, County Sligo
1.5 km NW
Cloonacleigha Lough Lake, County Sligo
1.5 km SW
Oldrock Bridge Landmark, County Sligo
1.6 km S
Templehouse Bridge Landmark, County Sligo
2.5 km N
Church Hill Mountain, County Sligo
3.1 km SW