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Sixpenny Island

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°52′30″ N 9°33′47″ W

Map showing the location of Sixpenny Island Sixpenny Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
4 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Newport
1.6 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 Knock49 km
SNN Shannon Airport137 km

About Sixpenny Island

Sixpenny Island is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (49 km). Nearby sights include Knockeeragh and Illanavrick.

Climate of Sixpenny Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 150 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (150 mm)
Driest month
April (74 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 Sixpenny Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1469510974807577101120144150145

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Sixpenny Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 49 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 149 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 49 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 137 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 152 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 149 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 228 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 232 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 250 kmeast

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

Day trips from Sixpenny Island

Within 100 km: 185 historic and cultural sites, 490 natural sites, 1,119 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km360 places

  • Inishlyre Island 9 kmSW
  • Island More Island 8 kmSW
  • Annagh Island Island 23 kmNW
  • Inishgowla Island 6 kmW

25–60 km787 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 28 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 58 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 57 kmSW
  • Pig Island Island 52 kmN

60–100 km647 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 69 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 91 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 76 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 70 kmNE

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