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Natural site

Keel Bay

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°58′00″ N 10°04′32″ W

Map showing the location of Keel Bay Keel Bay
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Dooagh
3.4 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 Knock83 km
SNN Shannon Airport160 km

About Keel Bay

Keel Bay is a natural site. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (83 km). Nearby sights include Trawmore Sand and Inishgalloon.

Climate of Keel Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 141 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (145 mm)
Driest month
April (68 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 Keel Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°11°14°16°17°17°16°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1449810768727479104117145141140

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Keel Bay

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 83 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 174 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 83 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 160 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 164 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 174 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 254 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 263 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 279 kmeast

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

Day trips from Keel Bay

Within 100 km: 107 historic and cultural sites, 380 natural sites, 936 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km138 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 10 kmNE
  • Inishbiggle Island 12 kmE
  • Clare Island Island 19 kmS
  • Annagh Island Island 14 kmE

25–60 km681 places

  • Inishlyre Island 33 kmSE
  • White Strand Beach 58 kmS
  • Turbot Island Island 52 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 47 kmNE

60–100 km604 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 83 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 94 kmE
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 74 kmS
  • Mweenish Island Island 75 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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