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Castle Island

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°56′14″ N 9°05′21″ W

Map showing the location of Castle Island Castle Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
15 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Aghaward
0.3 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock18 km
CFN Donegal Airport132 km

About Castle Island

Castle Island is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (18 km). Nearby sights include Burren Hill and Ballylahan Bridge.

Climate of Castle Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 129 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (129 mm)
Driest month
April (65 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 Castle Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)123861006574686790101126129127

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Castle Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 18 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 145 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 18 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 132 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 138 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 145 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 200 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 219 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 231 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 377 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Castle Island

Within 100 km: 202 historic and cultural sites, 616 natural sites, 1,391 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km258 places

  • Annagh Island Island 18 kmNW
  • Castle Island Island 20 kmNW
  • Roe Island Island 19 kmNW
  • Cragh Islands Island 18 kmNW

25–60 km766 places

  • Inishlyre Island 39 kmW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 56 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 49 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 43 kmNE

60–100 km1,185 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 85 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 85 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 85 kmNE
  • Turbot Island Island 85 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Aghaward Village, County Mayo
    0.3 km NE
  • Gorteen Village, County Mayo
    1 km S
  • Lisduff Village, County Mayo
    1.2 km E
  • Ummoon Village, County Mayo
    1.4 km NW
  • Cabragh Village, County Mayo
    1.6 km E
  • Cloonconra Village, County Mayo
    1.6 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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