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Ballyglass

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°17′03″ N 9°23′17″ W

Map showing the location of Ballyglass Ballyglass
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Ballycastle
1.4 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
Elevation
21 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock56 km
CFN Donegal Airport108 km

About Ballyglass

Ballyglass is a historic site. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (56 km). Nearby sights include Bunatrahir Bay and Ballinglen River.

Climate of Ballyglass

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (152 mm)
Driest month
April (73 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 Ballyglass
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°14°16°18°18°16°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)143931077380757697119144152146

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ballyglass

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 56 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 187 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 56 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 108 kmnortheast
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 167 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 187 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 227 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 232 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 273 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 372 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Ballyglass

Within 100 km: 157 historic and cultural sites, 575 natural sites, 1,111 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km80 places

  • Pig Island Island 22 kmW
  • Illanmaster Island 17 kmW
  • Horse Island Island 12 kmW
  • Castle Island Island 25 kmS

25–60 km744 places

  • Inishlyre Island 55 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 48 kmSW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 51 kmE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 43 kmE

60–100 km1,019 places

  • Inishteige Island 93 kmE
  • Rutland Island Island 98 kmNE
  • Omey Island Island 98 kmSW
  • Inishturk Island 80 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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