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Derrygay

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°51′40″ N 8°54′57″ W

Map showing the location of Derrygay Derrygay
Location in Ireland
Elevation
70 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock9 km
SNN Shannon Airport129 km

About Derrygay

Derrygay is a village. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 70 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (9 km). Nearby sights include Rinn Lough and Drumman Lough.

Climate of Derrygay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (135 mm)
Driest month
April (68 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 Derrygay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°10°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)132951076877737094105133135135

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Derrygay

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 9 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 135 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 9 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 129 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 137 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 135 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 186 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 211 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 221 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 373 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Derrygay

Within 100 km: 218 historic and cultural sites, 639 natural sites, 1,502 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km211 places

  • Cliff Island Island 24 kmNW
  • Castle Island Island 14 kmNW
  • Walshpool Lough Lake 19 kmW
  • Urlaur Lough Lake 11 kmE

25–60 km770 places

  • Inishlyre Island 49 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 50 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 47 kmN
  • Island More Island 50 kmW

60–100 km1,378 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 84 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 98 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 69 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 89 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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