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Horse Island

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°19′17″ N 9°33′45″ W

Map showing the location of Horse Island Horse Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
15 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballinapark
1.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock67 km
CFN Donegal Airport113 km

About Horse Island

Horse Island is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (67 km). Nearby sights include Belderg River and Glinsk.

Climate of Horse Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (155 mm)
Driest month
April (76 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 Horse Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°14°16°18°18°16°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°3°4°5°7°10°12°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1489811176807778101122149155149

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Horse Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 67 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 195 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 67 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 113 kmnortheast
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 174 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 195 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 238 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 244 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 279 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 380 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Horse Island

Within 100 km: 152 historic and cultural sites, 501 natural sites, 958 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km88 places

  • Pig Island Island 10 kmW
  • Kid Island Island 20 kmW
  • Illanmaster Island 5 kmW
  • Lough More Lake 15 kmS

25–60 km613 places

  • Inishlyre Island 56 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 43 kmSW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 55 kmE
  • Island More Island 55 kmS

60–100 km910 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 62 kmE
  • Turbot Island Island 99 kmSW
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 61 kmNE
  • Omey Island Island 96 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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