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Natural site

Mweeloon Bay

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°13′46″ N 8°59′36″ W

Map showing the location of Mweeloon Bay Mweeloon Bay
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Parkmore
0.8 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport59 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock77 km

About Mweeloon Bay

Mweeloon Bay is a natural site. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Inishcorra and Saint Brendan’s Island.

Climate of Mweeloon Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (119 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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 Mweeloon Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°13°15°18°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)11183796471767497101117119111

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Mweeloon Bay

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 59 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 68 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 59 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 77 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 122 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 68 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 152 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 183 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 253 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 387 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Mweeloon Bay

Within 100 km: 220 historic and cultural sites, 616 natural sites, 1,242 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km137 places

  • Mutton Island Island 5 kmNW
  • Deer Island Island 7 kmSW
  • Hare Island Island 4 kmNW
  • Eddy Island Island 4 kmS

25–60 km609 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 46 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 41 kmSW
  • Mweenish Island Island 58 kmW
  • Mutton Island Island 59 kmSW

60–100 km1,332 places

  • Inishlyre Island 79 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 63 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 75 kmW
  • Bush Island Island 63 kmS

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