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Glassillaun

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°53′09″ N 9°55′14″ W

Map showing the location of Glassillaun Glassillaun
Location in Ireland
Elevation
30 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 Knock73 km
SNN Shannon Airport148 km

About Glassillaun

Glassillaun is a village. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 30 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (73 km). Nearby sights include Corraun Hill and Achillbeg Island North Top.

Climate of Glassillaun

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 Glassillaun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°14°16°18°18°16°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)1459610769747579103118144143142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Glassillaun

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 73 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 161 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 73 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 148 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 165 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 161 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 242 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 251 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 272 kmeast

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

Day trips from Glassillaun

Within 100 km: 135 historic and cultural sites, 416 natural sites, 992 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km260 places

  • Inishlyre Island 19 kmSE
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 13 kmN
  • Island More Island 18 kmE
  • Inishturk Island 24 kmSW

25–60 km727 places

  • White Strand Beach 50 kmS
  • Turbot Island Island 45 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 51 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 42 kmS

60–100 km556 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 71 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 96 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 96 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 89 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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