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Claggan Mountain

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°55′51″ N 9°46′28″ W

Map showing the location of Claggan Mountain Claggan Mountain
Location in Ireland
Elevation
382 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mulranny
2.8 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock63 km
SNN Shannon Airport148 km

About Claggan Mountain

Claggan Mountain is a mountain. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 382 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (63 km). Nearby sights include Glennamaddoo Lough and Bellacragher Bay.

Climate of Claggan Mountain

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (151 mm)
Driest month
April (75 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 Mountain
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°10°12°14°16°16°14°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°9°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1499811275817779104121148151146

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Claggan Mountain

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 63 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 160 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 63 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 148 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 155 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 160 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 242 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 243 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 261 kmeast

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

Day trips from Claggan Mountain

Within 100 km: 161 historic and cultural sites, 441 natural sites, 1,048 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km333 places

  • Inishlyre Island 15 kmSE
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 13 kmNW
  • Island More Island 13 kmSE
  • Inishbiggle Island 11 kmNW

25–60 km667 places

  • White Strand Beach 58 kmS
  • Turbot Island Island 54 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 45 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 51 kmSW

60–100 km650 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 75 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 99 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 85 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 78 kmNE

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