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Mourne Mountains

Local name: Beanna Boirche

Located in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 54°10′00″ N 6°05′00″ W

Mourne Mountains
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Elevation
364 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hilltown
4.9 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BHD George Best Belfast City Airport52 km
BFS Belfast International Airport55 km

About Mourne Mountains

Mourne Mountains is a mountain. Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Elevation: 364 m.

From Wikipedia

The Mourne Mountains ( MORN; Irish: Beanna Boirche), also called the Mournes or the Mountains of Mourne, are a predominantly granite mountain range in County Down in the south-east of Northern Ireland. They include the highest mountain in all of Ulster, Slieve Donard at 850 m (2,790 ft). The Mournes are designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and it has been proposed to make the area Northern Ireland's first national park.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
National Landscape

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Mourne Mountains

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 132 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (144 mm)
Driest month
May (77 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Mourne Mountains
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°8°10°14°16°18°17°15°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)14410611985778483108111134132136

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Mourne Mountains

The nearest airport is George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), 52 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Belfast International Airport (BFS) (55 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 49 km to the north.

Airports

  • George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 52 kmnorth
  • Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 55 kmnorth
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 83 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 49 kmnorth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 93 kmsouth
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 203 kmeast
  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 220 kmeast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 221 kmeast

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

Day trips from Mourne Mountains

Within 100 km: 186 historic and cultural sites, 366 natural sites, 419 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km99 places

  • Silent Valley Reservoir Lake 7 kmSE
  • Lough Shark Lake 25 kmNW
  • Lough Shannagh Lake 4 kmE
  • Lough Island Reavy Lake 9 kmNE

25–60 km196 places

  • Reedy Flat Island 47 kmNW
  • Reagh Island Island 47 kmNE
  • Rams Island Island 49 kmN
  • Guns Island Island 38 kmE

60–100 km676 places

  • Rockabill Island 64 kmS
  • Pollboy Bridge Landmark 69 kmSW
  • Sandymount Strand Beach 93 kmS
  • Portmarnock Beach Beach 84 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Hilltown Village, Newry Mourne and Down
    4.9 km NW
  • Bannvale Village, Newry Mourne and Down
    4.9 km NW
  • Rostrevor Village, Newry Mourne and Down
    11 km SW
  • Rathfriland Village, Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon
    11 km NW
  • Square Village, Newry Mourne and Down
    6.5 km NE
  • Kilcoo Village, Newry Mourne and Down
    6.5 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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