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Atticlea Island

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°50′48″ N 9°35′14″ W

Map showing the location of Atticlea Island Atticlea Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rassakeeran
0.4 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock51 km
SNN Shannon Airport135 km

About Atticlea Island

Atticlea Island is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (51 km). Nearby sights include Inishloy and Carrigeenglass.

Climate of Atticlea Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 150 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (150 mm)
Driest month
April (74 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 Atticlea Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1469510974807577101120144150145

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Atticlea Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 51 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 146 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 51 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 135 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 156 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 146 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 228 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 230 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 253 kmeast

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

Day trips from Atticlea Island

Within 100 km: 185 historic and cultural sites, 491 natural sites, 1,111 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km354 places

  • Inishlyre Island 5 kmSW
  • Island More Island 5 kmW
  • Annagh Island Island 23 kmNW
  • Achillbeg Island Island 24 kmW

25–60 km836 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 29 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 55 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 53 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 55 kmN

60–100 km597 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 65 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 88 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 80 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 73 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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