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Knockboy

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°50′29″ N 9°32′09″ W

Map showing the location of Knockboy Knockboy
Location in Ireland
Elevation
32 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock48 km
SNN Shannon Airport133 km

About Knockboy

Knockboy is a village. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 32 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (48 km). Nearby sights include Rosdogaun Bridge and Ballin Lough.

Climate of Knockboy

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 Knockboy
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°15°17°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 Knockboy

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 48 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 144 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 48 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 133 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 155 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 144 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 225 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 228 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 250 kmeast

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

Day trips from Knockboy

Within 100 km: 186 historic and cultural sites, 496 natural sites, 1,135 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km356 places

  • Inishlyre Island 8 kmW
  • Island More Island 9 kmW
  • Inishgowla Island 8 kmW
  • Inishturk Island 5 kmW

25–60 km845 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 32 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 57 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 55 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 56 kmN

60–100 km616 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 65 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 87 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 77 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 71 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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