- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KIR Kerry Airport54 km
- ORK Cork International Airport69 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 Kerry Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Hog Island and Chapel Island.
Climate of Horse Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 158 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (180 mm)
- Driest month
- July (76 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 180 | 140 | 129 | 84 | 94 | 78 | 76 | 102 | 123 | 152 | 158 | 178 |
How to get to Horse Island
The nearest airport is Kerry Airport (KIR), 54 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Cork International Airport (ORK) (69 km). The nearest large city is Cork, 72 km to the east.
Airports
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 54 kmnorth
- Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 69 kmeast
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 117 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Cork Population: 224K 72 kmeast
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 122 kmnortheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 284 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 382 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Horse Island
Within 100 km: 120 historic and cultural sites, 837 natural sites, 590 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km283 places
- Whiddy Island Island 3 kmSW
- Roancarrig Island Island 20 kmW
- Little Roancarrig Island Island 20 kmW
- Ringarogy Island Island 23 kmS
25–60 km715 places
- White Strand Beach 46 kmW
- Inch beach Beach 59 kmNW
- Rossbeigh Strand Beach 53 kmNW
- Derrynane Beach Beach 46 kmW
60–100 km549 places
- Valentia Island Island 66 kmW
- Banna Strand Beach 76 kmN
- Inishtearaght Island 92 kmNW
- Sovereign Islands Island 70 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Bantry Village, County Cork2.5 km SE -
Ballylickey Village, County Cork3.1 km NE -
Bay View Village, County Cork2.7 km E
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Cappanoloha Village, County Cork2.9 km S
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Lady’s Odell Village, County Cork3 km SW
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Glengarriff Village, County Cork7.9 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hog Island Island, County Cork0.8 km SW
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Chapel Island Island, County Cork1.1 km S
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Reenydonagan Lough Lake, County Cork1.7 km NE
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Whiddy Island Island, County Cork2.5 km SW
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Rabbit Island Island, County Cork2.4 km SW
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Kilmore Lakes Lake, County Cork3 km SW
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Knocknaveagh Mountain, County Cork4.4 km SE
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Mealagh River River, County Cork2 km E
Sources & licences
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