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Illanamona Islands

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°00′19″ N 9°52′25″ W

Map showing the location of Illanamona Islands Illanamona Islands
Location in Ireland
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dooreel
1.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock70 km
CFN Donegal Airport152 km

About Illanamona Islands

Illanamona Islands is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (70 km). Nearby sights include Inishaghod and Glassillan.

Climate of Illanamona Islands

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (137 mm)
Driest month
April (66 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 Illanamona Islands
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°16°18°18°16°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)13392996668707297108137135132

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Illanamona Islands

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 70 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 171 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 70 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 152 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 158 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 171 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 251 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 253 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 265 kmeast

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

Day trips from Illanamona Islands

Within 100 km: 145 historic and cultural sites, 412 natural sites, 999 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km262 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 4 kmW
  • Island More Island 23 kmSE
  • Inishbiggle Island 2 kmSW
  • Clare Island Island 24 kmS

25–60 km634 places

  • Inishlyre Island 26 kmSE
  • Turbot Island Island 59 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 38 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 56 kmS

60–100 km660 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 84 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 88 kmE
  • White Strand Beach 64 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 80 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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