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Mason Island

Local name: Oileán Máisean

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°18′01″ N 9°53′09″ W

Map showing the location of Mason Island Mason Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
7 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ard
1.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport93 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock98 km

About Mason Island

Mason Island is an island. Location: County Galway, Connacht.

From Wikipedia

Mason Island (Gaeilge: Oileán Máisean) is an uninhabited island located off the Galway coast near the village of Carna.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Mason Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 136 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
December (137 mm)
Driest month
April (62 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 Mason Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°17°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°6°8°10°12°12°11°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)13685936273717998117131136137

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Mason Island

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 93 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 110 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 93 kmsoutheast
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 98 kmnortheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 127 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 110 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 183 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 242 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 297 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Mason Island

Within 100 km: 128 historic and cultural sites, 447 natural sites, 1,045 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km239 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 15 kmE
  • White Strand Beach 20 kmNW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 2 kmW
  • Mweenish Island Island 3 kmE

25–60 km452 places

  • Inisheer Island 36 kmSE
  • Inishlyre Island 60 kmN
  • Turbot Island Island 28 kmNW
  • Omey Island Island 32 kmNW

60–100 km929 places

  • White Strand Beach 66 kmSE
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 78 kmN
  • Scattery Island Island 80 kmS
  • Island More Island 61 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ard Village, County Galway
    1.8 km N
  • Dooveher Village, County Galway
    3.6 km N
  • Carna Village Village, County Galway
    4.3 km NE
  • Moyrus Village, County Galway
    4.5 km N
  • Carna Village, County Galway
    5.1 km NE
  • Roundstone Village, County Galway
    11 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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