Village

Castlegal

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°18′57″ N 8°25′27″ W

Location in Ireland

Elevation: 232 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: NOC Ireland West Airport Knock52 km; CFN Donegal Airport81 km

About Castlegal

Castlegal is a village. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 232 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (52 km). Nearby sights include Copes Mountain and Dartry Mountains.

Photos of Castlegal

Truskmore NTF30 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dartry Mountains D Gore · CC BY-SA 2.0
Sligo County Museum Djedi Guy · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Castlegal

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month: July (day 17°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (156 mm)
Driest month: April (80 mm)

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11° 3°

14° 6°

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Jan

156

Feb

109

Mar

127

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

112

Sep

126

Oct

152

Nov

155

Dec

156

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 Castlegal
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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)	156	109	127	80	82	85	91	112	126	152	155	156

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Castlegal

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 52 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 165 km to the east.

Airports

Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 52 kmsouthwest
Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 81 kmnorth
City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 115 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Belfast Population: 348K 165 kmeast
Dublin Population: 1M 180 kmsoutheast
Limerick Population: 102.3K 184 kmsouth
Cork Population: 224K 269 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 317 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Castlegal

Within 100 km: 182 historic and cultural sites, 652 natural sites, 1,393 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km233 places

Strandhill Beach Beach 13 kmSW
Dunmoran Strand Beach 21 kmW
Inishmurray Island 20 kmNW
Coney Island Island 11 kmW

25–60 km794 places

Inishteige Island 30 kmE
Station Island Island 48 kmNE
Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 47 kmNW
Gull Island Island 53 kmN

60–100 km1,200 places

Inishlyre Island 98 kmSW
Umfin Island Island 88 kmN
Rutland Island Island 74 kmN
Pig Island Island 84 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Copes Mountain Mountain, County Sligo
1.9 km E
Dartry Mountains Mountain, County Sligo
2 km N
Glencar Lough Lake, Ireland
3.7 km NE
Diffreen River River, County Leitrim
4.5 km NE
Kings Mountain Mountain, County Sligo
4 km NW
Crockauns Mountain, County Leitrim
3.5 km E