- Elevation
- 147 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock66 km
- SNN Shannon Airport132 km
About Balloor Hill
Balloor Hill is a mountain. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 147 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (66 km). Nearby sights include Old Head and Kinknock Hill.
Climate of Balloor Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 148 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (149 mm)
- Driest month
- April (71 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 149 | 97 | 109 | 71 | 82 | 77 | 82 | 104 | 123 | 144 | 148 | 147 |
How to get to Balloor Hill
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 66 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 66 kmeast
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 132 kmsoutheast
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 170 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 146 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 227 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 239 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 268 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Balloor Hill
Within 100 km: 156 historic and cultural sites, 446 natural sites, 1,036 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km293 places
- Inishlyre Island 10 kmNE
- Island More Island 10 kmNE
- Inishturk Island 23 kmW
- Crump Island Island 22 kmSW
25–60 km824 places
- Gorumna Island Island 57 kmS
- Dooniver Strand Beach 27 kmN
- White Strand Beach 41 kmSW
- Turbot Island Island 39 kmSW
60–100 km521 places
- Inisheer Island 82 kmS
- Strandhill Beach Beach 95 kmNE
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 88 kmNE
- Pig Island Island 62 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Louisburgh Village, County Mayo2 km SW -
Mullagh Village, County Mayo4.3 km SE
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Leckanvy Village, County Mayo6.5 km E
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Murrisk Village, County Mayo9.9 km E
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Emlagh Village, County Mayo6.9 km W
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Roonah Quay Village, County Mayo7.4 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Old Head Natural site, County Mayo1.1 km N
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Kinknock Hill Mountain, County Mayo2.5 km SE
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Bunowen River River, County Mayo2.2 km W
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Carrowmore Hill Mountain, County Mayo4.1 km W
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Bellakip River River, County Mayo2.9 km SE
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Croagh Patrick Mountain, County Mayo8.6 km E -
Cooltraw Bay Natural site, County Mayo5.5 km E
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An Bhinn Ghorm Mountain, County Mayo6.7 km E
More nature in Ireland
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Sheeffry Hills East Top Mountain, County Mayo13 km SE -
Cnoc an Chiseain Mountain, County Mayo7.6 km SE
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Laghta Eighter Hill Mountain, County Mayo8.4 km S
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Knocknaveen Mountain, County Mayo13 km W
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Clew Bay Natural site, County Mayo6.7 km N
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Tawnydoogan Mountain, County Mayo11 km S
Sources & licences
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