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Walshestown

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°17′16″ N 9°02′16″ W

Map showing the location of Walshestown Walshestown
Location in Ireland
Elevation
13 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock44 km
CFN Donegal Airport95 km

About Walshestown

Walshestown is a village. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 13 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (44 km). Nearby sights include Rathlee Head and Finned River.

Climate of Walshestown

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (121 mm)
Driest month
April (58 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 Walshestown
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1087084587168648198114121119

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Walshestown

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 44 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 183 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 44 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 95 kmnortheast
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 147 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 183 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 205 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 212 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 269 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 352 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Walshestown

Within 100 km: 168 historic and cultural sites, 640 natural sites, 1,254 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km103 places

  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 20 kmE
  • Lough Talt Lake 24 kmS
  • Easky Lough Lake 19 kmSE
  • Lough Alone Lake 23 kmS

25–60 km828 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 28 kmE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 44 kmN
  • Pig Island Island 45 kmW
  • Kid Island Island 54 kmW

60–100 km1,131 places

  • Inishlyre Island 66 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 67 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 70 kmE
  • Station Island Island 84 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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