Neighbourhood

Queens Island

Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland Coordinates: 54°37′21″ N 5°53′38″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BHD George Best Belfast City Airport1 km; BFS Belfast International Airport21 km

About Queens Island

Queens Island is a neighbourhood. Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is George Best Belfast City Airport (1 km). Nearby sights include Titanic Studio and Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve.

Photos of Queens Island

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 Queens Island

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 Queens Island
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	7°	10°	12°	16°	18°	20°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	4°	6°	9°	12°	11°	9°	6°	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 Queens Island

The nearest airport is George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), 1 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Belfast International Airport (BFS) (21 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 4 km to the southwest.

Airports

George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 1 kmeast
Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 21 kmwest
Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 92 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Belfast Population: 348K 4 kmsouthwest
Dublin Population: 1M 145 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 173 kmnortheast
Blackpool Population: 145K 206 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 226 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Queens Island

Within 100 km: 67 historic and cultural sites, 578 natural sites, 337 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km63 places

Reagh Island Island 21 kmSE
Copeland Island Island 24 kmE
Strangford Lough Lake 23 kmSE
Lough Mourne Lake 15 kmN

25–60 km199 places

West Maiden Island 36 kmN
Reedy Flat Island 40 kmW
Rams Island Island 27 kmW
Lighthouse Island Island 25 kmE

60–100 km720 places

Portstewart Beach Beach 81 kmNW
Benone Beach Beach 88 kmNW
Portstewart Strand Beach 83 kmNW
The Skerries Island 82 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Titanic Studio Museum, Belfast
1.5 km SW
Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve Natural site, Belfast
1.5 km NE
Titanic Belfast Museum, Belfast
2.1 km SW
River Lagan River, Northern Ireland
1.5 km SW
Belfast Castle Historic site, Belfast
3.8 km NW
St Columba's Church Attraction, Belfast
4 km SE