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Natural site

Rathfran Bay

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°15′00″ N 9°12′00″ W

Map showing the location of Rathfran Bay Rathfran Bay
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Killala
4.5 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 Knock45 km
CFN Donegal Airport104 km

About Rathfran Bay

Rathfran 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 (45 km). Nearby sights include Cashel Lough and Carraghfin Lough.

Climate of Rathfran Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (134 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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 Rathfran Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)12279926472696887106126134129

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rathfran Bay

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 45 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 181 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 45 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 104 kmnortheast
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 158 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 181 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 216 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 220 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 266 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 363 kmnortheast

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

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