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Achillbeg Island

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°51′52″ N 9°57′07″ W

Map showing the location of Achillbeg Island Achillbeg Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
23 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cloghmore
1.1 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock75 km
SNN Shannon Airport146 km

About Achillbeg Island

Achillbeg Island is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (75 km). Nearby sights include Achillbeg Island North Top and Derreen.

Climate of Achillbeg Island

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 Achillbeg Island
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 Achillbeg Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 75 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 160 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 75 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 146 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 168 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 160 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 240 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 252 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 275 kmeast

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

Day trips from Achillbeg Island

Within 100 km: 134 historic and cultural sites, 416 natural sites, 979 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km227 places

  • Inishlyre Island 21 kmE
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 15 kmN
  • Island More Island 19 kmE
  • Inishturk Island 21 kmSW

25–60 km745 places

  • White Strand Beach 48 kmS
  • Turbot Island Island 42 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 54 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 39 kmS

60–100 km557 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 69 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 94 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 99 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 92 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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