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Pig Island

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°19′55″ N 9°43′12″ W

Map showing the location of Pig Island Pig Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
19 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Porturlin
1.9 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 Knock75 km
CFN Donegal Airport119 km

About Pig Island

Pig Island is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (75 km). Nearby sights include Barradeegin and Porturlin Hill.

Climate of Pig Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 144 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (144 mm)
Driest month
April (70 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 Pig Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°14°16°18°18°16°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°3°4°5°7°10°12°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)139961047073737599114144144139

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pig Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 75 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 199 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 75 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 119 kmnortheast
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 183 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 199 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 248 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 254 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 283 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 388 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Pig Island

Within 100 km: 142 historic and cultural sites, 457 natural sites, 864 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km88 places

  • Kid Island Island 9 kmW
  • Illanmaster Island 5 kmE
  • Horse Island Island 10 kmE
  • Eagle Island Island 25 kmW

25–60 km508 places

  • Inishlyre Island 58 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 39 kmS
  • Island More Island 56 kmS
  • Inishkeeragh Island 31 kmSW

60–100 km867 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 73 kmE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 65 kmE
  • Turbot Island Island 97 kmS
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 69 kmNE

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