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Castlereagh

Local name: An Caisleán Riabhach

Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland Coordinates: 54°34′25″ N 5°53′05″ W

Map showing the location of Castlereagh Castlereagh
Location in United Kingdom
Population
56,679
56.7K
Elevation
29 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BHD George Best Belfast City Airport5 km
BFS Belfast International Airport23 km

About Castlereagh

Castlereagh is a city. Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland. Population: 56,679. Elevation: 29 m.

From Wikipedia

Castlereagh (from Irish An Caisleán Riabhach, meaning 'the grey castle') is a townland and former hamlet in the civil parish of Knockbreda, barony of Castlereagh Lower, in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is southeast of Belfast and now at the fringe of the city's suburbs. The townland has an area of 415 acres (168 ha).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Castlereagh

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
October (90 mm)
Driest month
May (57 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
Climate of Castlereagh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°10°13°16°18°20°20°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°7°10°12°11°9°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)886271605761647982908284

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Castlereagh

The nearest airport is George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), 5 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Belfast International Airport (BFS) (23 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 4 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 5 kmnorth
  • Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 23 kmnorthwest
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 97 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 4 kmnorthwest
  • Dublin Population: 1M 140 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 177 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 203 kmsoutheast
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 226 kmeast

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

Day trips from Castlereagh

Within 100 km: 68 historic and cultural sites, 555 natural sites, 337 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km51 places

  • Reagh Island Island 17 kmSE
  • Strangford Lough Lake 20 kmSE
  • Lough Mourne Lake 20 kmN
  • Monlough Lake 8 kmS

25–60 km200 places

  • West Maiden Island 41 kmN
  • Reedy Flat Island 39 kmW
  • Rams Island Island 27 kmW
  • Lighthouse Island Island 27 kmNE

60–100 km709 places

  • Portstewart Beach Beach 86 kmNW
  • Benone Beach Beach 92 kmNW
  • Portstewart Strand Beach 87 kmNW
  • The Skerries Island 87 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Castlereagh and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Castlereagh Livingston Barry Wallasey
Population 56.7K 56.8K 54.7K 58.8K
Elevation 29 m 157 m 25 m 14 m
Summer day (hottest month) 20° 19° 21° 20°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 2° 2°
Annual rainfall 880 mm 1,122 mm 1,019 mm 722 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 211 km 394 km 225 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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