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Natural site

Portnahally Bay

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°54′00″ N 10°00′06″ W

Map showing the location of Portnahally Bay Portnahally Bay
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Camport
2.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock78 km
SNN Shannon Airport151 km

About Portnahally Bay

Portnahally 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 (78 km). Nearby sights include Derreen and Camport Bay.

Climate of Portnahally Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 141 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (145 mm)
Driest month
April (68 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 Portnahally Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°11°14°16°17°17°16°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1449810768727479104117145141140

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Portnahally Bay

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 78 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 165 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 78 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 151 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 167 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 165 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 245 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 256 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 277 kmeast

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

Day trips from Portnahally Bay

Within 100 km: 127 historic and cultural sites, 400 natural sites, 956 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km170 places

  • Inishlyre Island 25 kmE
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 12 kmN
  • Island More Island 23 kmE
  • Inishturk Island 23 kmS

25–60 km752 places

  • White Strand Beach 51 kmS
  • Turbot Island Island 45 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 51 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 42 kmS

60–100 km561 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 74 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 99 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 93 kmNE
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 66 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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