Village

Rathquarter

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°16′29″ N 8°28′00″ W

Location in Ireland

Elevation: 33 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 Knock47 km; CFN Donegal Airport86 km

About Rathquarter

Rathquarter is a village. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 33 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (47 km). Nearby sights include Sligo County Museum and Sligo Abbey.

Climate of Rathquarter

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 2°)
Wettest month: January (156 mm)
Driest month: April (80 mm)

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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 Rathquarter
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	12°	15°	17°	19°	18°	16°	13°	10°	9°
Average low (°C)	2°	3°	4°	5°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	156	109	127	80	82	85	91	112	126	152	155	156

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rathquarter

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 47 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 169 km to the east.

Airports

Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 47 kmsouthwest
Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 86 kmnorth
City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 120 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Belfast Population: 348K 169 kmeast
Limerick Population: 102.3K 179 kmsouth
Dublin Population: 1M 180 kmsoutheast
Cork Population: 224K 265 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 322 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Rathquarter

Within 100 km: 183 historic and cultural sites, 640 natural sites, 1,399 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km247 places

Strandhill Beach Beach 9 kmW
Dunmoran Strand Beach 17 kmW
Inishmurray Island 22 kmNW
Coney Island Island 8 kmW

25–60 km780 places

Inishteige Island 33 kmE
Station Island Island 54 kmNE
Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 49 kmNW
Gull Island Island 57 kmN

60–100 km1,195 places

Inishlyre Island 93 kmSW
Umfin Island Island 92 kmN
Rutland Island Island 78 kmN
Pig Island Island 82 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sligo County Museum Museum, County Sligo
0.5 km SW
Sligo Abbey Attraction, County Sligo
0.5 km SW
Showgrounds Landmark, County Sligo
1.4 km W
River Garvogue River, County Sligo
1.4 km NW
Carns Hill Mountain, County Sligo
2.5 km S
Annagh Bay Natural site, County Sligo
3 km SE