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Natural site

Newport Bay

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°52′26″ N 9°37′16″ W

Map showing the location of Newport Bay Newport Bay
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Knockboy
2.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock53 km
SNN Shannon Airport138 km

About Newport Bay

Newport 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 (53 km). Nearby sights include Inishcuill and Freaghillanluggagh.

Climate of Newport Bay

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 Newport Bay
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 Newport Bay

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 53 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 150 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 53 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 138 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 154 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 150 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 231 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 233 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 254 kmeast

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

Day trips from Newport Bay

Within 100 km: 180 historic and cultural sites, 481 natural sites, 1,100 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km357 places

  • Inishlyre Island 7 kmS
  • Island More Island 5 kmSW
  • Inishbiggle Island 23 kmNW
  • Annagh Island Island 20 kmNW

25–60 km781 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 25 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 56 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 54 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 51 kmN

60–100 km623 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 68 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 91 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 80 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 73 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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