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Illanakishta

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°47′00″ N 9°36′12″ W

Map showing the location of Illanakishta Illanakishta
Location in Ireland
Elevation
56 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Murrisk
2.2 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 Knock54 km
SNN Shannon Airport129 km

About Illanakishta

Illanakishta is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (54 km). Nearby sights include Annagh Island West and Annagh Island Middle.

Climate of Illanakishta

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (145 mm)
Driest month
April (70 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 Illanakishta
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1429310570807477100118140145142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Illanakishta

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 54 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 141 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 54 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 129 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 163 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 141 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 223 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 228 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 257 kmeast

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

Day trips from Illanakishta

Within 100 km: 180 historic and cultural sites, 481 natural sites, 1,124 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km339 places

  • Inishlyre Island 5 kmNW
  • Island More Island 7 kmNW
  • Achillbeg Island Island 25 kmW
  • Inishgowla Island 9 kmNW

25–60 km903 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 58 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 33 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 49 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 48 kmSW

60–100 km543 places

  • Inisheer Island 81 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 85 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 78 kmNE
  • Pig Island Island 62 kmN

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