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Yellow River

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°01′21″ N 9°06′59″ W

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Location in Ireland
Elevation
6 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Drumscoba
0.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock23 km
CFN Donegal Airport124 km

About Yellow River

Yellow River is a river. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (23 km). Nearby sights include Carrowkeribly Lough and Roosky Lough.

Climate of Yellow River

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (128 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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 Yellow River
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)11979956475706787102123128127

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Yellow River

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 23 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 155 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 23 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 124 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 148 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 155 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 204 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 217 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 240 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 373 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Yellow River

Within 100 km: 193 historic and cultural sites, 618 natural sites, 1,396 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km239 places

  • Annagh Island Island 10 kmNW
  • Castle Island Island 13 kmNW
  • Roe Island Island 12 kmNW
  • Cragh Islands Island 11 kmW

25–60 km785 places

  • Inishlyre Island 42 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 54 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 43 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 37 kmNE

60–100 km1,183 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 92 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 90 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 82 kmNE
  • Turbot Island Island 89 kmSW

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