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Village

Balloor

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°50′29″ N 9°16′15″ W

Map showing the location of Balloor Balloor
Location in Ireland
Elevation
41 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 Knock31 km
SNN Shannon Airport129 km

About Balloor

Balloor is a village. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 41 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (31 km). Nearby sights include Lightford Bridge and Saleen Lough.

Climate of Balloor

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (135 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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 Balloor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)12886996775696991105128135131

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Balloor

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 31 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 138 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 31 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 129 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 147 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 138 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 208 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 223 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 234 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 393 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Balloor

Within 100 km: 200 historic and cultural sites, 553 natural sites, 1,312 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km341 places

  • Inishturk Island 22 kmW
  • Roe Island Island 25 kmN
  • Cragh Islands Island 24 kmN
  • Rocky Island Island 24 kmW

25–60 km776 places

  • Inishlyre Island 25 kmW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 47 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 59 kmNE
  • Island More Island 26 kmW

60–100 km948 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 70 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 89 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 65 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 69 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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