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Camel Island

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°53′25″ N 9°34′17″ W

Map showing the location of Camel Island Camel Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Newport
1.8 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock50 km
SNN Shannon Airport139 km

About Camel Island

Camel Island is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (50 km). Nearby sights include Illanavrick and Forillan.

Climate of Camel Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 150 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (150 mm)
Driest month
April (74 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 Camel Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1469510974807577101120144150145

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Camel Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 50 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 150 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 50 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 139 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 151 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 150 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 228 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 234 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 250 kmeast

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

Day trips from Camel Island

Within 100 km: 184 historic and cultural sites, 487 natural sites, 1,118 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km365 places

  • Inishlyre Island 10 kmSW
  • Island More Island 9 kmSW
  • Inishbiggle Island 25 kmNW
  • Annagh Island Island 22 kmNW

25–60 km769 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 27 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 60 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 58 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 50 kmN

60–100 km655 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 70 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 93 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 76 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 69 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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