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Carrickarade Island

Located in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 55°14′26″ N 6°19′53″ W

Carrickarade Island
Bahnfrend · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
4 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballintoy Harbour
2.4 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CAL Campbeltown Airport46 km
ILY Islay Airport49 km

About Carrickarade Island

Carrickarade Island is an island. Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge and Sheep Island.

Climate of Carrickarade Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 126 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (132 mm)
Driest month
May (55 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 Carrickarade Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)132921006755627487103124126123

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Carrickarade Island

The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 46 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 76 km to the south.

Airports

  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 46 kmnortheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 49 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 57 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 76 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 148 kmnortheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 212 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 213 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 251 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Carrickarade Island

Within 100 km: 82 historic and cultural sites, 980 natural sites, 474 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km65 places

  • The Skerries Island 19 kmW
  • Sheep Island Island 2 kmNW
  • Rathlin Island Island 10 kmNE
  • Corbally Reservoir Lake 19 kmW

25–60 km339 places

  • Portstewart Beach Beach 26 kmW
  • Benone Beach Beach 36 kmW
  • Portstewart Strand Beach 29 kmW
  • West Maiden Island 51 kmSE

60–100 km1,132 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 79 kmNE
  • Colonsay Island 92 kmN
  • Island Roy Island 93 kmW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 96 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ballintoy Harbour Village, Causeway Coast and Glens
    2.4 km W
  • Ballintoy Village, Causeway Coast and Glens
    1.9 km W
  • Ballycastle Town, Causeway Coast and Glens
    6.9 km SE
  • Dunseverick Village, Causeway Coast and Glens
    6.7 km W
  • Carneatly Village, Causeway Coast and Glens
    7.1 km SE
  • Straid Village, Causeway Coast and Glens
    7.7 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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