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Rusheen Island

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°07′08″ N 10°12′04″ W

Map showing the location of Rusheen Island Rusheen Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Drumacappul
2.4 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock94 km
CFN Donegal Airport158 km

About Rusheen Island

Rusheen Island is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (94 km). Nearby sights include Knocknaskea and Inishkea South.

Climate of Rusheen Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
October (139 mm)
Driest month
April (62 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 Rusheen Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°11°13°15°16°17°16°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)5°4°5°6°8°10°12°12°11°9°6°6°
Precipitation (mm)13696986265687499109139133134

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Rusheen Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 94 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 193 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 94 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 158 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 179 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 193 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 273 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 275 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 283 kmeast

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

Day trips from Rusheen Island

Within 100 km: 82 historic and cultural sites, 347 natural sites, 807 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km120 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 22 kmSE
  • Inishkeeragh Island 10 kmNE
  • Inishbiggle Island 24 kmSE
  • Eagle Island Island 20 kmN

25–60 km418 places

  • Inishlyre Island 49 kmSE
  • Pig Island Island 39 kmNE
  • Kid Island Island 32 kmNE
  • Island More Island 47 kmSE

60–100 km698 places

  • White Strand Beach 76 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 97 kmE
  • Turbot Island Island 69 kmS
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 92 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

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