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Inishturk

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°51′24″ N 9°36′37″ W

Map showing the location of Inishturk Inishturk
Location in Ireland
Elevation
42 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Claggan
1.6 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock52 km
SNN Shannon Airport136 km

About Inishturk

Inishturk is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (52 km). Nearby sights include Inishbollog and Inishnakillew.

Climate of Inishturk

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 150 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (150 mm)
Driest month
April (74 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 Inishturk
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°16°18°18°16°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1469510974807577101120144150145

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Inishturk

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 52 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 148 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 52 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 136 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 156 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 148 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 230 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 231 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 254 kmeast

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

Day trips from Inishturk

Within 100 km: 180 historic and cultural sites, 485 natural sites, 1,101 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km357 places

  • Inishlyre Island 5 kmSW
  • Island More Island 5 kmSW
  • Inishbiggle Island 25 kmNW
  • Annagh Island Island 22 kmNW

25–60 km814 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 27 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 55 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 53 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 53 kmN

60–100 km595 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 66 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 89 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 80 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 73 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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