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Glassillan

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°59′38″ N 9°52′08″ W

Map showing the location of Glassillan Glassillan
Location in Ireland
Elevation
3 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kildun
2 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock70 km
CFN Donegal Airport153 km

About Glassillan

Glassillan is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (70 km). Nearby sights include Inishaghod and Illanamona Islands.

Climate of Glassillan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 143 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (145 mm)
Driest month
April (69 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 Glassillan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°16°18°18°16°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)1459610769747579103118144143142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Glassillan

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 70 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 170 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 70 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 153 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 157 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 170 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 250 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 251 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 265 kmeast

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

Day trips from Glassillan

Within 100 km: 147 historic and cultural sites, 412 natural sites, 1,002 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km263 places

  • Inishlyre Island 24 kmSE
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 4 kmW
  • Island More Island 22 kmSE
  • Inishbiggle Island 2 kmW

25–60 km653 places

  • Turbot Island Island 58 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 39 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 55 kmS
  • Kid Island Island 37 kmN

60–100 km645 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 82 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 88 kmE
  • White Strand Beach 63 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 80 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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