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Achill Island

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°57′45″ N 9°59′25″ W

Map showing the location of Achill Island Achill Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
47 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cashel
1.6 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock77 km
SNN Shannon Airport157 km

About Achill Island

Achill Island is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (77 km). Nearby sights include Maumnaman and Lough Nancaneen.

Climate of Achill Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 143 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (145 mm)
Driest month
April (69 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 Achill Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°14°16°18°18°16°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°5°
Precipitation (mm)1459610769747579103118144143142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Achill Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 77 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 171 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 77 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 157 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 161 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 171 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 251 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 257 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 274 kmeast

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

Day trips from Achill Island

Within 100 km: 127 historic and cultural sites, 395 natural sites, 957 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km174 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 6 kmNE
  • Inishbiggle Island 7 kmNE
  • Clare Island Island 18 kmS
  • Annagh Island Island 9 kmE

25–60 km702 places

  • Inishlyre Island 28 kmSE
  • White Strand Beach 58 kmS
  • Turbot Island Island 52 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 45 kmNE

60–100 km603 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 81 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 97 kmE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 89 kmNE
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 73 kmS

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