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Natural site

Glen Nephin

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°58′58″ N 9°20′14″ W

Map showing the location of Glen Nephin Glen Nephin
Location in Ireland
Elevation
48 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bofeenaun
0.2 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock35 km
CFN Donegal Airport135 km

About Glen Nephin

Glen Nephin is a natural site. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (35 km). Nearby sights include Lough Beg and Lough More.

Climate of Glen Nephin

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · 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 Glen Nephin
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)142931087380747598116140148143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Glen Nephin

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 35 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 154 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 35 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 135 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 145 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 154 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 217 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 232 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 239 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 387 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Glen Nephin

Within 100 km: 189 historic and cultural sites, 560 natural sites, 1,271 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km356 places

  • Annagh Island Island 11 kmNE
  • Inishturk Island 23 kmSW
  • Castle Island Island 10 kmN
  • Roe Island Island 10 kmN

25–60 km691 places

  • Inishlyre Island 28 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 39 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 57 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 51 kmNE

60–100 km973 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 83 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 77 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 97 kmNE
  • Turbot Island Island 76 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources