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Natural site

Bellacragher Bay

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°55′13″ N 9°48′08″ W

Map showing the location of Bellacragher Bay Bellacragher Bay
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Mulranny
2.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock65 km
SNN Shannon Airport148 km

About Bellacragher Bay

Bellacragher Bay is a natural site. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (65 km). Nearby sights include Claggan Mountain and Lough Gall.

Climate of Bellacragher Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (151 mm)
Driest month
April (75 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 Bellacragher Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°11°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1499811275817779104121148151146

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bellacragher Bay

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 65 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 65 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 148 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 157 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 160 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 242 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 244 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 264 kmeast

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

Day trips from Bellacragher Bay

Within 100 km: 157 historic and cultural sites, 435 natural sites, 1,039 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km326 places

  • Inishlyre Island 15 kmSE
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 13 kmNW
  • Island More Island 13 kmSE
  • Inishbiggle Island 11 kmNW

25–60 km676 places

  • White Strand Beach 56 kmS
  • Turbot Island Island 52 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 46 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 49 kmSW

60–100 km629 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 74 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 98 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 87 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 80 kmNE

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