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Strandhill Beach

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°16′15″ N 8°36′32″ W

Map showing the location of Strandhill Beach Strandhill Beach
Location in Ireland
Elevation
30 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Strandhill
1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock42 km
CFN Donegal Airport88 km

About Strandhill Beach

Strandhill Beach is a beach. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (42 km). Nearby sights include Knocknarea and Maguins Island.

Climate of Strandhill Beach

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 3°)
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 Strandhill Beach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)14510011471767779100115143146150

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Strandhill Beach

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 42 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 178 km to the east.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 42 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 88 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 127 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 178 kmeast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 179 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 187 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 264 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 330 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Strandhill Beach

Within 100 km: 183 historic and cultural sites, 645 natural sites, 1,378 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km221 places

  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 8 kmW
  • Inishmurray Island 19 kmN
  • Coney Island Island 3 kmNE
  • Innisfree Island 17 kmE

25–60 km753 places

  • Inishteige Island 42 kmE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 46 kmN
  • Gull Island Island 57 kmN
  • Annagh Island Island 47 kmSW

60–100 km1,232 places

  • Inishlyre Island 85 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 92 kmW
  • Umfin Island Island 94 kmN
  • Station Island Island 61 kmNE

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