Little Saddle Head
Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°58′35″ N 10°14′36″ W
- Elevation
- 12 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock94 km
- SNN Shannon Airport167 km
About Little Saddle Head
Little Saddle Head is a natural site. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (94 km). Nearby sights include Achill Head and Croaghaun.
Climate of Little Saddle Head
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 12° · Night 6° · Rain 162 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 5°)
- Wettest month
- January (168 mm)
- Driest month
- April (81 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 10° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 10° |
| Average low (°C) | 5° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 168 | 116 | 127 | 81 | 85 | 86 | 92 | 120 | 134 | 168 | 162 | 162 |
How to get to Little Saddle Head
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 94 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 182 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 94 kmeast
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 167 kmsoutheast
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 171 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 182 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 260 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 274 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 290 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Little Saddle Head
Within 100 km: 80 historic and cultural sites, 357 natural sites, 880 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km96 places
- Dooniver Strand Beach 20 kmE
- Inishbiggle Island 22 kmE
- Achill Island Island 17 kmE
- Achillbeg Island Island 23 kmSE
25–60 km566 places
- Inishlyre Island 43 kmSE
- Turbot Island Island 53 kmS
- Pig Island Island 52 kmNE
- Omey Island Island 50 kmS
60–100 km655 places
- Gorumna Island Island 88 kmSE
- White Strand Beach 61 kmS
- Saint Macdaras Island Island 78 kmS
- Mweenish Island Island 79 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Keem Village, County Mayo3.4 km E
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Dooagh Village, County Mayo7.7 km E
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Keel West Village, County Mayo5.8 km E
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Tawnaghlaur Village, County Mayo6.1 km E
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Tawnaghmore Village, County Mayo6.1 km E
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Tongree Village, County Mayo7.7 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Achill Head Natural site, County Mayo0.9 km W -
Croaghaun Mountain, County Mayo3.2 km E -
Carrickakin Island, County Mayo2 km W
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Croaghaun SW Top Mountain, County Mayo2.5 km E
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Keem Strand Beach, County Mayo3.5 km E
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Moyteoge Head Natural site, County Mayo3.9 km SE
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Dunnafreva Lough Lake, County Mayo4.7 km NE
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Lough Acorrymore Lake, County Mayo4.9 km E
More nature in Ireland
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Slievemore Mountain, County Mayo13 km E -
Saddle Head Natural site, County Mayo5.6 km NE
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Cornaclea Hill Mountain, County Mayo8.1 km E
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Glennanaff Natural site, County Mayo13 km E
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Dooega Head Natural site, County Mayo14 km SE
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Knocknaskea Mountain, County Mayo16 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources