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Church Island

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°15′07″ N 8°23′29″ W

Map showing the location of Church Island Church Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
13 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mullaghgar
1.5 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock47 km
CFN Donegal Airport88 km

About Church Island

Church Island is an island. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (47 km). Nearby sights include Lough Gill and Fairy Island.

Climate of Church Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (156 mm)
Driest month
April (80 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 Church Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15610912780828591112126152155156

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Church Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 47 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 47 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 88 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 119 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 165 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 174 kmsoutheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 177 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 262 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 319 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Church Island

Within 100 km: 189 historic and cultural sites, 635 natural sites, 1,417 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km278 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 14 kmW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 22 kmW
  • Coney Island Island 14 kmW
  • Muck Island Island 23 kmS

25–60 km731 places

  • Inishteige Island 29 kmE
  • Station Island Island 52 kmNE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 54 kmNW
  • Inishmurray Island 27 kmNW

60–100 km1,232 places

  • Inishlyre Island 96 kmSW
  • Umfin Island Island 95 kmN
  • Rutland Island Island 81 kmN
  • Pig Island Island 87 kmW

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