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Sheean

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°06′53″ N 9°40′58″ W

Map showing the location of Sheean Sheean
Location in Ireland
Elevation
295 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bangor
4.9 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock61 km
CFN Donegal Airport135 km

About Sheean

Sheean is a mountain. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 295 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (61 km). Nearby sights include Maumykelly and Knocklettercuss.

Climate of Sheean

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 147 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (147 mm)
Driest month
April (75 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 Sheean
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°16°16°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1449610875787677102118145147142

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Sheean

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 61 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 176 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 61 kmeast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 135 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 165 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 176 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 243 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 250 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 260 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 398 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Sheean

Within 100 km: 159 historic and cultural sites, 484 natural sites, 1,077 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km210 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 21 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 24 kmN
  • Inishbiggle Island 20 kmSW
  • Illanmaster Island 24 kmN

25–60 km628 places

  • Inishlyre Island 33 kmS
  • Kid Island Island 26 kmNW
  • Island More Island 31 kmS
  • Inishturk Island 54 kmSW

60–100 km882 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 95 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 72 kmE
  • White Strand Beach 79 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 64 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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