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Natural site

Bunatrahir Bay

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°18′08″ N 9°22′53″ W

Map showing the location of Bunatrahir Bay Bunatrahir Bay
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Ballycastle
2.3 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 Knock57 km
CFN Donegal Airport106 km

About Bunatrahir Bay

Bunatrahir 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 (57 km). Nearby sights include Glencullin River and Ballinglen River.

Climate of Bunatrahir Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
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 Bunatrahir Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°17°17°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°4°
Precipitation (mm)143931077380757697119144152146

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bunatrahir Bay

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 57 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 189 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 57 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 106 kmnortheast
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 165 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 189 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 227 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 233 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 274 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 370 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Bunatrahir Bay

Within 100 km: 157 historic and cultural sites, 570 natural sites, 1,103 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km75 places

  • Pig Island Island 22 kmW
  • Illanmaster Island 17 kmW
  • Horse Island Island 12 kmW
  • Lough More Lake 15 kmSW

25–60 km729 places

  • Inishlyre Island 57 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 49 kmSW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 50 kmE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 43 kmE

60–100 km1,026 places

  • Inishteige Island 92 kmE
  • Rutland Island Island 96 kmNE
  • Omey Island Island 100 kmSW
  • Inishturk Island 82 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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