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Moneybeg Island

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°50′51″ N 9°37′46″ W

Map showing the location of Moneybeg Island Moneybeg Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
6 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Collan More
1.7 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock54 km
SNN Shannon Airport136 km

About Moneybeg Island

Moneybeg Island is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (54 km). Nearby sights include Illaunnamona and Carrigeenglass North.

Climate of Moneybeg Island

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 Moneybeg Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1469510974807577101120144150145

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Moneybeg Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 54 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 148 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 54 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 136 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 157 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 148 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 231 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 231 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 256 kmeast

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

Day trips from Moneybeg Island

Within 100 km: 178 historic and cultural sites, 478 natural sites, 1,096 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km361 places

  • Inishlyre Island 4 kmS
  • Island More Island 3 kmSW
  • Inishbiggle Island 24 kmNW
  • Clare Island Island 24 kmW

25–60 km806 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 26 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 53 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 52 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 54 kmN

60–100 km585 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 65 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 88 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 82 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 75 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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