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Rockfield

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°46′06″ N 8°56′59″ W

Map showing the location of Rockfield Rockfield
Location in Ireland
Elevation
86 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 Knock18 km
SNN Shannon Airport119 km

About Rockfield

Rockfield is a village. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 86 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (18 km). Nearby sights include Derry Lough and Cloontarriff Lough.

Climate of Rockfield

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 131 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (131 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 Rockfield
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°10°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)131981056876697096101131131130

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rockfield

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 18 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 125 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 18 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 119 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 147 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 125 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 185 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 211 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 218 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 381 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Rockfield

Within 100 km: 216 historic and cultural sites, 609 natural sites, 1,485 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km149 places

  • Castle Island Island 21 kmNW
  • Walshpool Lough Lake 16 kmW
  • Urlaur Lough Lake 16 kmNE
  • Lough Roe Lake 15 kmNE

25–60 km866 places

  • Inishlyre Island 46 kmW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 57 kmN
  • Mutton Island Island 58 kmS
  • Island More Island 48 kmW

60–100 km1,295 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 74 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 88 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 70 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 60 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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