Village

Burren

Located in Newry Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland Coordinates: 54°07′56″ N 6°15′42″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 132 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BFS Belfast International Airport59 km; BHD George Best Belfast City Airport60 km

About Burren

Burren is a village. Location: Newry Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland. Elevation: 132 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Belfast International Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Greenan and Slieveacarnane.

Photos of Burren

Clermont Carn Peter Lyons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Burren

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (174 mm)
Driest month: May (90 mm)

7° 1°

9° 2°

12° 4°

15° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

16° 9°

13° 6°

9° 3°

7° 2°

Jan

174

Feb

134

Mar

141

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

118

Sep

118

Oct

155

Nov

159

Dec

164

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 Burren
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	12°	15°	17°	19°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	174	134	141	93	90	94	90	118	118	155	159	164

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Burren

The nearest airport is Belfast International Airport (BFS), 59 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 56 km to the northeast.

Airports

Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 59 kmnorth
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 60 kmnortheast
Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 78 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Belfast Population: 348K 56 kmnortheast
Dublin Population: 1M 89 kmsouth
Blackpool Population: 145K 214 kmeast
Limerick Population: 102.3K 227 kmsouthwest
Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 229 kmeast

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

Day trips from Burren

Within 100 km: 195 historic and cultural sites, 335 natural sites, 483 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km105 places

Silent Valley Reservoir Lake 17 kmE
Lough Shark Lake 22 kmN
Lough Shannagh Lake 16 kmE
Lough Island Reavy Lake 20 kmNE

25–60 km267 places

Pollboy Bridge Landmark 60 kmSW
Reedy Flat Island 45 kmN
Reagh Island Island 58 kmNE
Rams Island Island 51 kmN

60–100 km641 places

Rockabill Island 62 kmS
Sandymount Strand Beach 89 kmS
Portmarnock Beach Beach 80 kmS
West Maiden Island 95 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Greenan Mountain, Newry Mourne and Down
2.7 km NW
Slieveacarnane Mountain, Newry Mourne and Down
3.1 km NE
Cloghoge Mountain Mountain, Newry Mourne and Down
6 km W
Newry River River, Northern Ireland
3.6 km S
Anglesey Mountain Mountain, Ireland
5.1 km SW
Clermont Carn Mountain, County Louth
7.1 km SW