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Portacloy

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°19′51″ N 9°47′30″ W

Map showing the location of Portacloy Portacloy
Location in Ireland
Elevation
59 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 Knock79 km
CFN Donegal Airport123 km

About Portacloy

Portacloy is a village. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 59 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (79 km). Nearby sights include Hag Island and Portacloy Bay.

Climate of Portacloy

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · 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 Portacloy
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°14°16°17°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)139961047073737599114144144139

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Portacloy

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 79 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 201 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 79 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 123 kmnortheast
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 187 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 201 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 252 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 258 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 285 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 392 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Portacloy

Within 100 km: 133 historic and cultural sites, 431 natural sites, 833 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km85 places

  • Pig Island Island 5 kmE
  • Kid Island Island 5 kmW
  • Illanmaster Island 10 kmE
  • Horse Island Island 15 kmE

25–60 km460 places

  • Inishlyre Island 58 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 38 kmS
  • Island More Island 56 kmS
  • Inishkeeragh Island 27 kmSW

60–100 km852 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 77 kmE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 69 kmE
  • Turbot Island Island 95 kmS
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 73 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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