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Rocky Island

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°48′57″ N 9°37′49″ W

Map showing the location of Rocky Island Rocky Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rosmoney
1.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock55 km
SNN Shannon Airport133 km

About Rocky Island

Rocky Island is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (55 km). Nearby sights include Illanataggart and Inishgowla South.

Climate of Rocky Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (145 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 Rocky Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1429310570807477100118140145142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rocky Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 55 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 145 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 55 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 133 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 160 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 145 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 227 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 230 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 257 kmeast

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

Day trips from Rocky Island

Within 100 km: 177 historic and cultural sites, 479 natural sites, 1,101 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km343 places

  • Inishlyre Island 1 kmW
  • Island More Island 3 kmNW
  • Clare Island Island 24 kmW
  • Annagh Island Island 24 kmNW

25–60 km866 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 29 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 51 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 49 kmSW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 60 kmS

60–100 km548 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 62 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 85 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 84 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 77 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

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