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Frehill Island

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°39′45″ N 9°57′22″ W

Map showing the location of Frehill Island Frehill Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Roonkeel
4.4 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 Knock80 km
SNN Shannon Airport127 km

About Frehill Island

Frehill Island is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (80 km). Nearby sights include Govern Island and Inishdegil More.

Climate of Frehill Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 149 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (153 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 Frehill Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°19°17°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°6°8°10°12°12°11°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)1539711073858188109129147149149

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Frehill Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 80 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 142 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 80 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 127 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 167 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 142 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 220 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 249 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 283 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Frehill Island

Within 100 km: 132 historic and cultural sites, 435 natural sites, 983 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km214 places

  • Turbot Island Island 22 kmSW
  • Omey Island Island 20 kmSW
  • Inishturk Island 11 kmNW
  • Inishturk Island 21 kmSW

25–60 km790 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 48 kmSE
  • Inishlyre Island 27 kmNE
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 38 kmN
  • White Strand Beach 26 kmS

60–100 km546 places

  • Inisheer Island 73 kmSE
  • Pig Island Island 76 kmN
  • Mutton Island Island 75 kmSE
  • Mutton Island Island 99 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Roonkeel Village, County Mayo
    4.4 km NE
  • Kinnadoohy Village, County Mayo
    4.4 km NE
  • Doovilra Village, County Mayo
    5.3 km SE
  • Dardeen Village, County Mayo
    5.9 km E
  • Killadoon Village, County Mayo
    6.2 km NE
  • Uggool Village, County Mayo
    6.7 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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