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Natural site

Claggan

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°10′44″ N 9°58′35″ W

Map showing the location of Claggan Claggan
Location in Ireland
Elevation
16 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Belmullet
5.2 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock82 km
CFN Donegal Airport143 km

About Claggan

Claggan is a natural site. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (82 km). Nearby sights include Trawmore Bay and Ardmore Lough.

Climate of Claggan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
October (142 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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 Claggan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°14°16°17°18°16°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)136971026768707499109142138135

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Claggan

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 82 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 191 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 82 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 143 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 179 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 191 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 263 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 267 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 273 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Claggan

Within 100 km: 113 historic and cultural sites, 374 natural sites, 867 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km159 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 20 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 24 kmNE
  • Kid Island Island 18 kmNE
  • Inishkeeragh Island 11 kmW

25–60 km468 places

  • Inishlyre Island 46 kmSE
  • Island More Island 43 kmSE
  • Inishturk Island 54 kmS
  • Illanmaster Island 27 kmNE

60–100 km727 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 90 kmE
  • White Strand Beach 82 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 82 kmE
  • Turbot Island Island 76 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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