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Charlesfort

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°14′57″ N 8°51′42″ W

Map showing the location of Charlesfort Charlesfort
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 Knock38 km
CFN Donegal Airport95 km

About Charlesfort

Charlesfort 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 (38 km). Nearby sights include Dunneill River and Owenminna River.

Climate of Charlesfort

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (128 mm)
Driest month
April (63 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 Charlesfort
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)11575916375736886102120127128

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Charlesfort

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 38 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 177 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 38 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 95 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 141 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 177 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 194 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 200 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 263 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 345 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Charlesfort

Within 100 km: 179 historic and cultural sites, 662 natural sites, 1,348 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km149 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 17 kmE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 9 kmE
  • Inishmurray Island 25 kmNE
  • Coney Island Island 19 kmE

25–60 km815 places

  • Inishteige Island 59 kmE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 46 kmN
  • Pig Island Island 57 kmW
  • Illanmaster Island 51 kmW

60–100 km1,225 places

  • Inishlyre Island 71 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 75 kmW
  • Station Island Island 76 kmNE
  • Rutland Island Island 85 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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