- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ORK Cork International Airport60 km
- KIR Kerry Airport78 km
About Horse Island
Horse Island is an island. Location: County Cork, Munster. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cork International Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Skiddy Island and Castle Haven.
Climate of Horse Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 130 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- January (149 mm)
- Driest month
- June (65 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 149 | 120 | 103 | 71 | 81 | 65 | 65 | 91 | 112 | 126 | 130 | 146 |
How to get to Horse Island
The nearest airport is Cork International Airport (ORK), 60 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cork, 65 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 60 kmnortheast
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 78 kmnorth
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 134 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Cork Population: 224K 65 kmnortheast
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 134 kmnorth
- Dublin Population: 1M 284 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 363 kmeast
- Plymouth Population: 260.2K 376 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Horse Island
Within 100 km: 95 historic and cultural sites, 750 natural sites, 521 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km122 places
- Sherkin Island Island 17 kmW
- Ringarogy Island Island 13 kmW
- Rabbit Islands Island 5 kmNE
- Low Island Island 4 kmE
25–60 km543 places
- Whiddy Island Island 30 kmNW
- Sovereign Islands Island 54 kmE
- Sherky Island Island 59 kmNW
- Rossmore Island Island 56 kmNW
60–100 km701 places
- Valentia Island Island 93 kmNW
- White Strand Beach 66 kmW
- Inch beach Beach 87 kmNW
- Rossbeigh Strand Beach 82 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Castletownshend Village, County Cork1.5 km N -
Tracarta Village, County Cork0.8 km NW
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Castlehaven Village, County Cork1.1 km W
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Skibbereen Village, County Cork7.1 km NW -
Unionhall Village, County Cork5.6 km NE
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Myross Village, County Cork3.4 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Skiddy Island Island, County Cork1.1 km NE
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Castle Haven Natural site, County Cork1.4 km N
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Barryroe Hill Mountain, County Cork4 km W
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Low Island Island, County Cork3.8 km E
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Lough Clubir Lake, County Cork4.2 km NE
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Toe Head Natural site, County Cork4.7 km SW
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High Island Island, County Cork4.2 km E
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Aghills Mountain, County Cork6.2 km N
Sources & licences
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