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Hag Island

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°20′38″ N 9°48′33″ W

Map showing the location of Hag Island Hag Island
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Portacloy
1.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock81 km
CFN Donegal Airport123 km

About Hag Island

Hag Island is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (81 km). Nearby sights include Benwee Head and Doonvinalla.

Climate of Hag Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 144 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (145 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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 Hag Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°9°11°14°15°17°17°16°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)141981046768717498113145144141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hag Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 81 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 203 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 81 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 123 kmnortheast
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 188 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 203 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 253 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 260 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 287 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 393 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Hag Island

Within 100 km: 127 historic and cultural sites, 427 natural sites, 811 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km80 places

  • Pig Island Island 6 kmE
  • Kid Island Island 4 kmSW
  • Illanmaster Island 11 kmE
  • Horse Island Island 16 kmE

25–60 km438 places

  • Inishlyre Island 60 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 39 kmS
  • Island More Island 58 kmS
  • Inishkeeragh Island 27 kmSW

60–100 km847 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 79 kmE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 71 kmE
  • Turbot Island Island 96 kmS
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 73 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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