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Village

Achill Sound

Local name: Gob an Choire

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°55′40″ N 9°56′21″ W

Map showing the location of Achill Sound Achill Sound
Location in Ireland
Population
238
238
Elevation
29 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock74 km
SNN Shannon Airport152 km

About Achill Sound

Achill Sound is a village. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Population: 238. Elevation: 29 m.

From Wikipedia

Gob an Choire or Gob a' Choire (English name: Achill Sound), formerly anglicised as Gubacurra, is a Gaeltacht village in County Mayo, Ireland. It had a population of 265 at the 2022 census.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Achill Sound

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · 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 Sound
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°16°18°18°16°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)1459610769747579103118144143142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Achill Sound

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 74 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 166 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 74 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 152 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 162 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 166 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 247 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 253 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 272 kmeast

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

Day trips from Achill Sound

Within 100 km: 134 historic and cultural sites, 409 natural sites, 982 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km236 places

  • Inishlyre Island 23 kmSE
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 8 kmN
  • Island More Island 21 kmSE
  • Inishbiggle Island 8 kmN

25–60 km700 places

  • White Strand Beach 55 kmS
  • Turbot Island Island 49 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 47 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 46 kmS

60–100 km589 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 76 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 95 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 88 kmNE
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 69 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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