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Coarse Island

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°55′17″ N 9°25′46″ W

Map showing the location of Coarse Island Coarse Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
19 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tree Island
0.4 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock40 km
SNN Shannon Airport140 km

About Coarse Island

Coarse Island is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (40 km). Nearby sights include Islandmore and Rinnagragh.

Climate of Coarse Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (148 mm)
Driest month
April (73 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 Coarse Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)142931087380747598116140148143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Coarse Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 40 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 150 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 40 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 140 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 144 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 150 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 220 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 234 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 240 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 396 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Coarse Island

Within 100 km: 189 historic and cultural sites, 529 natural sites, 1,196 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km391 places

  • Inishlyre Island 19 kmSW
  • Island More Island 18 kmSW
  • Annagh Island Island 20 kmNE
  • Inishgowla Island 17 kmSW

25–60 km709 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 34 kmW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 60 kmNE
  • Pig Island Island 49 kmN
  • Kid Island Island 53 kmNW

60–100 km814 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 75 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 96 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 66 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 68 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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