Village

Greencastle

Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland Coordinates: 54°38′13″ N 5°54′59″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 8 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 Airport4 km; BFS Belfast International Airport19 km

About Greencastle

Greencastle is a village. Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland. Elevation: 8 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is George Best Belfast City Airport (4 km). Nearby sights include Belfast Castle and Cave Hill.

Photos of Greencastle

Belfast Castle Trevor Caruth · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kingspan Stadium Aaronsc at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Ulster Museum Robert Nash · CC BY 2.5

Climate of Greencastle

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)

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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 Greencastle
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	8°	10°	13°	16°	19°	20°	20°	17°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	11°	9°	7°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	88	62	71	60	57	61	64	79	82	90	82	84

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Greencastle

The nearest airport is George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), 4 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Belfast International Airport (BFS) (19 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 5 km to the south.

Airports

George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 4 kmsoutheast
Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 19 kmwest
Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 90 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Belfast Population: 348K 5 kmsouth
Dublin Population: 1M 147 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 173 kmnortheast
Blackpool Population: 145K 208 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 226 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Greencastle

Within 100 km: 80 historic and cultural sites, 582 natural sites, 340 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km65 places

Reagh Island Island 23 kmSE
Portmore Lough Lake 25 kmW
Lough Mourne Lake 14 kmNE
Monlough Lake 16 kmS

25–60 km194 places

West Maiden Island 35 kmN
Reedy Flat Island 39 kmW
Rams Island Island 26 kmW
Lighthouse Island Island 26 kmE

60–100 km743 places

Portstewart Beach Beach 79 kmNW
Benone Beach Beach 85 kmNW
Portstewart Strand Beach 81 kmNW
The Skerries Island 80 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Belfast Castle Historic site, Belfast
1.8 km W
Cave Hill Mountain, Belfast
2.6 km NW
Titanic Studio Museum, Belfast
3 km S
Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve Natural site, Belfast
2.8 km E
Titanic Belfast Museum, Belfast
3.4 km S
River Lagan River, Northern Ireland
2.9 km S