A CalMac ferry passing Lismore lighthouse off the west coast of Scotland

Cairnryan ferry port

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Ferryu lists 2 ferry routes from Cairnryan.

Ferries leave Cairnryan for Belfast and Larne, with P&O Ferries and Stena Line.

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Ferries from Cairnryan

Crossings from and to Cairnryan

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Weather in Cairnryan

  • Warmest month: August, average high 16°C.
  • Wettest month: October, about 138 mm of rain.
  • Sea at its warmest in August, about 16°C.

Temperature

  • Air, average daily low to high (1991–2020)
  • Sea surface, monthly average (2023–2024)
5101520°CJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: air 5.3 to 7.9°C, sea 8.4°CFebruary: air 5.0 to 7.6°C, sea 8.5°CMarch: air 5.5 to 8.2°C, sea 8.4°CApril: air 6.8 to 9.6°C, sea 9.7°CMay: air 8.8 to 11.9°C, sea 12.4°CJune: air 11.2 to 13.8°C, sea 14.2°CJuly: air 12.9 to 15.4°C, sea 15.1°CAugust: air 13.3 to 15.8°C, sea 16.0°CSeptember: air 12.3 to 14.9°C, sea 15.6°COctober: air 10.2 to 12.8°C, sea 13.8°CNovember: air 7.8 to 10.3°C, sea 11.9°CDecember: air 5.9 to 8.6°C, sea 9.9°C16°

Rain

Average total for the month, mm (1991–2020)

0255075100125150 mmJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: 120.0 mmFebruary: 97.8 mmMarch: 87.8 mmApril: 70.5 mmMay: 68.3 mmJune: 76.2 mmJuly: 87.0 mmAugust: 96.5 mmSeptember: 95.8 mmOctober: 137.5 mmNovember: 135.8 mmDecember: 135.0 mm138

Temperature

  • Air, average daily low to high (1991–2020)
  • Sea surface, monthly average (2023–2024)
5101520°CJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: air 5.3 to 7.9°C, sea 8.4°CFebruary: air 5.0 to 7.6°C, sea 8.5°CMarch: air 5.5 to 8.2°C, sea 8.4°CApril: air 6.8 to 9.6°C, sea 9.7°CMay: air 8.8 to 11.9°C, sea 12.4°CJune: air 11.2 to 13.8°C, sea 14.2°CJuly: air 12.9 to 15.4°C, sea 15.1°CAugust: air 13.3 to 15.8°C, sea 16.0°CSeptember: air 12.3 to 14.9°C, sea 15.6°COctober: air 10.2 to 12.8°C, sea 13.8°CNovember: air 7.8 to 10.3°C, sea 11.9°CDecember: air 5.9 to 8.6°C, sea 9.9°C16°

Rain

Average total for the month, mm (1991–2020)

0255075100125150 mmJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: 120.0 mmFebruary: 97.8 mmMarch: 87.8 mmApril: 70.5 mmMay: 68.3 mmJune: 76.2 mmJuly: 87.0 mmAugust: 96.5 mmSeptember: 95.8 mmOctober: 137.5 mmNovember: 135.8 mmDecember: 135.0 mm138
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Monthly averages for Cairnryan
MonthHigh °CLow °CRain mmSea °C
January7.95.3120.08.4
February7.65.097.88.5
March8.25.587.88.4
April9.66.870.59.7
May11.98.868.312.4
June13.811.276.214.2
July15.412.987.015.1
August15.813.396.516.0
September14.912.395.815.6
October12.810.2137.513.8
November10.37.8135.811.9
December8.65.9135.09.9

1991–2020 averages, ERA5 via Open-Meteo, read at the grid point nearest the port (4 km away). Sea surface: 2023–2024 averages from the Open-Meteo Marine Weather API, which has no sea temperatures before late 2022.

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