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Kid Island East

Local name: Oileán na Meannán

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°53′25″ N 9°35′51″ W

Map showing the location of Kid Island East Kid Island East
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Knockboy
0.7 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 Knock51 km
SNN Shannon Airport140 km

About Kid Island East

Kid Island East is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (51 km). Nearby sights include Inishdaweel and Illanavrick.

Climate of Kid Island East

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · 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 Kid Island East
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1469510974807577101120144150145

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kid Island East

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 51 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 151 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 51 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 140 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 152 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 151 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 230 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 234 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 252 kmeast

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

Day trips from Kid Island East

Within 100 km: 184 historic and cultural sites, 483 natural sites, 1,110 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km356 places

  • Inishlyre Island 9 kmSW
  • Island More Island 8 kmSW
  • Inishbiggle Island 23 kmNW
  • Annagh Island Island 20 kmNW

25–60 km770 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 25 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 59 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 56 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 50 kmN

60–100 km651 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 70 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 93 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 77 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 70 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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