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Little Roancarrig Island

Located in County Cork, Munster Coordinates: 51°39′29″ N 9°45′06″ W

Map showing the location of Little Roancarrig Island Little Roancarrig Island
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Adrigole
4.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KIR Kerry Airport60 km
ORK Cork International Airport89 km

About Little Roancarrig Island

Little Roancarrig Island is an island. Location: County Cork, Munster. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kerry Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Roancarrig Island and Loughure Island.

Climate of Little Roancarrig Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 7° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (182 mm)
Driest month
June (78 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 Little Roancarrig Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°11°14°16°18°18°16°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°6°8°10°12°12°11°9°7°5°
Precipitation (mm)18214412683927879111129157162179

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Little Roancarrig Island

The nearest airport is Kerry Airport (KIR), 60 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Cork International Airport (ORK) (89 km). The nearest large city is Cork, 92 km to the east.

Airports

  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 60 kmnorth
  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 89 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 129 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Cork Population: 224K 92 kmeast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 136 kmnortheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 302 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Little Roancarrig Island

Within 100 km: 92 historic and cultural sites, 780 natural sites, 542 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km266 places

  • Whiddy Island Island 18 kmE
  • Sherky Island Island 19 kmNW
  • Rossmore Island Island 20 kmN
  • Rossdohan Island Island 19 kmNW

25–60 km680 places

  • Valentia Island Island 51 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 26 kmW
  • Inch beach Beach 55 kmN
  • Rossbeigh Strand Beach 48 kmN

60–100 km468 places

  • Banna Strand Beach 76 kmN
  • Inishtearaght Island 78 kmNW
  • Sovereign Islands Island 90 kmE
  • The Seven Hogs Island 76 kmN

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