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Clare Island

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°48′17″ N 9°59′31″ W

Map showing the location of Clare Island Clare Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
110 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Portnakilly
1.3 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock78 km
SNN Shannon Airport142 km

About Clare Island

Clare Island is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (78 km). Nearby sights include Knocknaveen and Alnamarnagh.

Climate of Clare Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 136 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (139 mm)
Driest month
April (62 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 Clare Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°17°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)13989986272717798115134136136

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Clare Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 78 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 156 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 78 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 142 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 175 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 156 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 236 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 253 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 280 kmeast

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

Day trips from Clare Island

Within 100 km: 129 historic and cultural sites, 417 natural sites, 967 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km175 places

  • Inishlyre Island 23 kmE
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 22 kmN
  • Island More Island 22 kmE
  • Inishturk Island 14 kmSW

25–60 km800 places

  • White Strand Beach 41 kmS
  • Turbot Island Island 35 kmS
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 56 kmS
  • Omey Island Island 32 kmS

60–100 km538 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 64 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 89 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 97 kmNE
  • Pig Island Island 61 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

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