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Inishgowla

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°53′23″ N 9°41′45″ W

Map showing the location of Inishgowla Inishgowla
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Tierna
1.3 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 Knock58 km
SNN Shannon Airport142 km

About Inishgowla

Inishgowla is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (58 km). Nearby sights include Inishnacross and Moynish More.

Climate of Inishgowla

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (151 mm)
Driest month
April (75 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 Inishgowla
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°11°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1499811275817779104121148151146

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Inishgowla

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 58 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 154 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 58 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 142 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 156 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 154 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 236 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 236 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 258 kmeast

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

Day trips from Inishgowla

Within 100 km: 172 historic and cultural sites, 466 natural sites, 1,076 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km360 places

  • Inishlyre Island 9 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 20 kmNW
  • Island More Island 7 kmS
  • Inishbiggle Island 18 kmNW

25–60 km727 places

  • White Strand Beach 55 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 52 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 49 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 50 kmSW

60–100 km627 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 70 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 93 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 83 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 76 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Tierna Village, County Mayo
    1.3 km N
  • Rosturk Village, County Mayo
    1.8 km NW
  • Mulranny Village, County Mayo
    5.8 km W
  • Rockfleet Village, County Mayo
    4.2 km E
  • Maryland Village, County Mayo
    4.3 km E
  • Tooreen Village, County Mayo
    4.4 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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