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Croaghan

Located in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland Coordinates: 55°06′43″ N 6°14′56″ W

Map showing the location of Croaghan Croaghan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
417 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Toor
2.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
BFS Belfast International Airport51 km
CAL Campbeltown Airport51 km

About Croaghan

Croaghan is a mountain. Location: Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Elevation: 417 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Belfast International Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Slieveanorra and Agangarrive Hill.

Climate of Croaghan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 144 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (149 mm)
Driest month
May (71 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 Croaghan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°12°14°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°1°2°5°7°9°9°8°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)14910712081717486101119142144141

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Croaghan

The nearest airport is Belfast International Airport (BFS), 51 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 61 km to the south.

Airports

  • Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 51 kmsouth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 51 kmnortheast
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 59 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 61 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 151 kmnortheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 198 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 214 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 253 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Croaghan

Within 100 km: 87 historic and cultural sites, 909 natural sites, 452 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km82 places

  • Sheep Island Island 17 kmNW
  • Rathlin Island Island 21 kmN
  • Ushet Lough Lake 18 kmN
  • Ally Lough Lake 19 kmN

25–60 km246 places

  • Portstewart Beach Beach 31 kmW
  • Benone Beach Beach 40 kmW
  • Portstewart Strand Beach 34 kmW
  • West Maiden Island 38 kmSE

60–100 km1,120 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 83 kmNE
  • Island Roy Island 99 kmW
  • Lisfannon Beach Beach 79 kmW
  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 99 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Toor Village, Causeway Coast and Glens
    2.6 km SW
  • Cape Castle Village, Causeway Coast and Glens
    5.4 km NW
  • Armoy Village, Causeway Coast and Glens
    5.4 km W
  • Ballycastle Town, Causeway Coast and Glens
    10 km N
  • Ballypatrick Village, Causeway Coast and Glens
    9.9 km NE
  • The Drones Village, Causeway Coast and Glens
    6.6 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Slieveanorra Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens
    4.5 km S
  • Agangarrive Hill Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens
    4.2 km E
  • Knocklayd Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens
    5.6 km N
  • Trostan Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens
    8.7 km SE
  • Crockaneel Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens
    7.8 km E
  • Gruig Top Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens
    9.3 km E
  • Carneighaneigh Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens
    9.6 km NE
  • Tievebulliagh Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens
    8.5 km SE

Sources & licences

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