Aird
Located in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland Coordinates: 55°14′05″ N 6°29′54″ W
- Elevation
- 73 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LDY City of Derry Airport47 km
- ILY Islay Airport52 km
About Aird
Aird is a village. Location: Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Elevation: 73 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is City of Derry Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Pleaskin Head and Bengore Head.
Photos of Aird
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Bengore Head Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Aird
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 131 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (138 mm)
- Driest month
- May (61 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 99 | 107 | 72 | 61 | 68 | 78 | 95 | 109 | 132 | 131 | 130 |
How to get to Aird
The nearest airport is City of Derry Airport (LDY), 47 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 80 km to the southeast.
Airports
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 47 kmsouthwest
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 52 kmnorth
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 56 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 80 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 158 kmnortheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 212 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 223 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 260 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Aird
Within 100 km: 81 historic and cultural sites, 894 natural sites, 472 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km59 places
- Portstewart Beach Beach 16 kmSW
- Portstewart Strand Beach 18 kmSW
- The Skerries Island 8 kmW
- Sheep Island Island 9 kmE
25–60 km370 places
- Benone Beach Beach 25 kmW
- West Maiden Island 59 kmSE
- Texa Island Island 48 kmNE
- Sheep Island Island 59 kmE
60–100 km1,018 places
- Isle of Arran Island 89 kmNE
- Colonsay Island 94 kmN
- Island Roy Island 82 kmW
- Kiloran Beach Beach 99 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pleaskin Head Natural site, Causeway Coast and Glens1.8 km NE
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Bengore Head Natural site, Causeway Coast and Glens2.6 km NE
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Giants Causeway Natural site, Causeway Coast and Glens2 km W
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Benbane Head Natural site, Causeway Coast and Glens2.2 km NE
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Bush River River, Northern Ireland2 km S
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Port Ballintrae Natural site, Causeway Coast and Glens3.6 km SW
Other cities and towns in Causeway Coast and Glens
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Ballintoy Harbour Village, Causeway Coast and Glens8.3 km E
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Castlerock Village, Causeway Coast and Glens20 km SW -
Lissanduff Village, Causeway Coast and Glens3.7 km SW
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Dunseverick Village, Causeway Coast and Glens4 km E
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Billy Village, Causeway Coast and Glens7.6 km S
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Straid Village, Causeway Coast and Glens8.5 km SE
Sources & licences
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