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Island Lake

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°47′09″ N 8°47′35″ W

Map showing the location of Island Lake Island Lake
Location in Ireland
Elevation
78 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballyhaunis
2.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock14 km
SNN Shannon Airport121 km

About Island Lake

Island Lake is a lake. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 78 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (14 km). Nearby sights include Annagh Loughs and Mannin Lake.

Climate of Island Lake

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 142 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (142 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 Island Lake
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)14210411174807675102110140142138

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Island Lake

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 14 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 125 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 14 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 121 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 143 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 125 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 176 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 208 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 211 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 372 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Island Lake

Within 100 km: 227 historic and cultural sites, 636 natural sites, 1,569 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km116 places

  • Urlaur Lough Lake 8 kmN
  • Lough Roe Lake 8 kmN
  • Kilfree O’Flynn Lake 11 kmE
  • Lough Nanoge Lake 9 kmN

25–60 km835 places

  • Inishlyre Island 57 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 55 kmN
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 53 kmN
  • Island More Island 58 kmW

60–100 km1,481 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 83 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 95 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 79 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 92 kmSW

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