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Carrickawart Island

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°48′37″ N 9°37′05″ W

Map showing the location of Carrickawart Island Carrickawart Island
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Carrowcally
0.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock54 km
SNN Shannon Airport132 km

About Carrickawart Island

Carrickawart Island is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (54 km). Nearby sights include Illinaun Island and Inishgowla South.

Climate of Carrickawart Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (145 mm)
Driest month
April (70 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 Carrickawart Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1429310570807477100118140145142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Carrickawart Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 54 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 144 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 54 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 132 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 160 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 144 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 226 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 229 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 256 kmeast

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

Day trips from Carrickawart Island

Within 100 km: 179 historic and cultural sites, 484 natural sites, 1,107 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km342 places

  • Inishlyre Island 2 kmW
  • Island More Island 4 kmNW
  • Clare Island Island 25 kmW
  • Annagh Island Island 25 kmNW

25–60 km869 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 30 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 50 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 49 kmSW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 60 kmS

60–100 km559 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 61 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 84 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 84 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 77 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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