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Cliff Island

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°59′29″ N 9°11′59″ W

Map showing the location of Cliff Island Cliff Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
11 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tawnaghmore
1.9 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 Knock27 km
CFN Donegal Airport130 km

About Cliff Island

Cliff Island is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (27 km). Nearby sights include Illanaghty and Sandy Island.

Climate of Cliff Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (135 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 Cliff Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)12886996775696991105128135131

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

How to get to Cliff Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 27 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 153 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 27 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 130 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 145 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 153 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 208 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 224 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 238 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 379 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cliff Island

Within 100 km: 194 historic and cultural sites, 595 natural sites, 1,344 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km285 places

  • Annagh Island Island 9 kmN
  • Castle Island Island 11 kmNW
  • Roe Island Island 10 kmNW
  • Cragh Islands Island 9 kmNW

25–60 km744 places

  • Inishlyre Island 35 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 48 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 50 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 43 kmNE

60–100 km1,104 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 87 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 84 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 89 kmNE
  • Turbot Island Island 83 kmSW

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