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Cock Island

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°50′13″ N 9°21′02″ W

Map showing the location of Cock Island Cock Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
32 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Castlebar
3.6 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock36 km
SNN Shannon Airport129 km

About Cock Island

Cock Island is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (36 km). Nearby sights include Lannagh Lough and Annagh Lough.

Climate of Cock 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 Cock 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°9°11°11°10°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)142931087380747598116140148143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cock Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 36 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 139 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 36 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 129 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 149 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 139 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 213 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 224 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 239 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 397 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cock Island

Within 100 km: 194 historic and cultural sites, 541 natural sites, 1,253 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km355 places

  • Inishlyre Island 20 kmW
  • Island More Island 21 kmW
  • Inishgowla Island 20 kmW
  • Inishturk Island 17 kmW

25–60 km803 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 43 kmNW
  • Inishturk Island 52 kmW
  • Inishbiggle Island 40 kmNW
  • Inchiquin Island 42 kmS

60–100 km830 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 68 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 88 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 68 kmNE
  • White Strand Beach 64 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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