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Village

Cartron

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°16′25″ N 8°33′38″ W

Map showing the location of Cartron Cartron
Location in Ireland
Elevation
37 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 Airport87 km

About Cartron

Cartron is a village. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 37 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (44 km). Nearby sights include Maguins Island and Knocknarea.

Climate of Cartron

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 146 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (150 mm)
Driest month
April (71 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 Cartron
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)14510011471767779100115143146150

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cartron

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 44 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 175 km to the east.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 44 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 87 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 124 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 175 kmeast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 179 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 185 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 264 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 327 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cartron

Within 100 km: 183 historic and cultural sites, 645 natural sites, 1,388 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km238 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 3 kmW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 11 kmW
  • Inishmurray Island 19 kmN
  • Coney Island Island 3 kmNW

25–60 km751 places

  • Inishteige Island 39 kmE
  • Station Island Island 58 kmNE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 47 kmN
  • Gull Island Island 56 kmN

60–100 km1,227 places

  • Inishlyre Island 88 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 95 kmW
  • Umfin Island Island 93 kmN
  • Rutland Island Island 79 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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