When to go · Ballycastle
Ballycastle, month by month
The best months for Ballycastle: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (wind, rain, short days).8 °C / 3 °C, 20 rain days46 °F / 37 °F, 20 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (wind, rain, short days).8 °C / 3 °C, 16 rain days46 °F / 37 °F, 16 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep). Across United Kingdom: Days lengthen quickly; daffodils and lambs. Easter may fall at the end of the month.10 °C / 4 °C, 17 rain days50 °F / 39 °F, 17 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep). Across United Kingdom: Spring gardens and parks; Easter holidays fill London sights and trains.12 °C / 5 °C, 14 rain days54 °F / 41 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Ballycastle's best window: May–Sep.15 °C / 7 °C, 14 rain days59 °F / 45 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Ballycastle's best window: May–Sep.17 °C / 10 °C, 14 rain days63 °F / 50 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGreatInside Ballycastle's best window: May–Sep.18 °C / 12 °C, 16 rain days64 °F / 54 °F, 16 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGreatInside Ballycastle's best window: May–Sep.18 °C / 12 °C, 17 rain days64 °F / 54 °F, 17 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatInside Ballycastle's best window: May–Sep.16 °C / 10 °C, 16 rain days61 °F / 50 °F, 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep). Across United Kingdom: Autumn colour, fewer crowds; clocks go back in the last week and evenings darken.13 °C / 8 °C, 19 rain days55 °F / 46 °F, 19 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (wind, rain, short days).10 °C / 5 °C, 19 rain days50 °F / 41 °F, 19 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (wind, rain, short days).8 °C / 3 °C, 19 rain days46 °F / 37 °F, 19 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday