Town

Westport

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°48′00″ N 9°31′00″ W

Location in Ireland

Population: 6,198; 6.2K
Elevation: 19 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 Knock48 km; SNN Shannon Airport128 km

About Westport

Westport is a town. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Population: 6,198. Elevation: 19 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (48 km). Nearby sights include Westport House Lough and Inishweela.

Climate of Westport

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)

9° 3°

10° 4°

12° 5°

15° 7°

17° 10°

18° 12°

19° 12°

17° 10°

14° 8°

11° 5°

9° 4°

Jan

142

Feb

Mar

105

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

100

Sep

118

Oct

140

Nov

145

Dec

142

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 Westport
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	9°	9°	10°	12°	15°	17°	18°	19°	17°	14°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	4°	5°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	142	93	105	70	80	74	77	100	118	140	145	142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Westport

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 48 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 140 km to the southeast.

Airports

Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 48 kmeast
Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 128 kmsouth
Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 158 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Limerick Population: 102.3K 140 kmsoutheast
Dublin Population: 1M 223 kmeast
Cork Population: 224K 223 kmsouth
Belfast Population: 348K 251 kmeast

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

Day trips from Westport

Within 100 km: 187 historic and cultural sites, 506 natural sites, 1,158 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km353 places

Inishlyre Island 9 kmW
Island More Island 11 kmW
Inishgowla Island 11 kmNW
Inishturk Island 9 kmNW

25–60 km895 places

Dooniver Strand Beach 36 kmNW
White Strand Beach 54 kmSW
Turbot Island Island 53 kmSW
Omey Island Island 52 kmSW

60–100 km603 places

Gorumna Island Island 61 kmS
Inisheer Island 83 kmS
Strandhill Beach Beach 79 kmNE
Dunmoran Strand Beach 73 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Westport House Lough Lake, County Mayo
1.5 km W
Inishweela Island, County Mayo
3.4 km W
Ballynacorrick Lough Lake, County Mayo
1.8 km S
Monkellys Rocks Island, County Mayo
3.7 km W
Carrownalurgan Bridge Landmark, County Mayo
2.3 km SW
Rossbeg Bridge Landmark, County Mayo
2.4 km W
Creggan Lough Lake, County Mayo
2.4 km S
Cooloughra Bridge Landmark, County Mayo
2.8 km SE