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Hughs Island

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°29′00″ N 8°27′00″ W

Map showing the location of Hughs Island Hughs Island
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Mullaghmore
1.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CFN Donegal Airport63 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock68 km

About Hughs Island

Hughs Island is an island. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Donegal Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Bunduff Strand and Skerrydoo.

Climate of Hughs Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 175 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (178 mm)
Driest month
April (90 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 Hughs Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°18°17°15°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)176124141909394102122140172175178

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Hughs Island

The nearest airport is Donegal Airport (CFN), 63 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) (68 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 164 km to the east.

Airports

  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 63 kmnorth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 68 kmsouth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 104 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 164 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 193 kmsoutheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 203 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 288 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 308 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Hughs Island

Within 100 km: 182 historic and cultural sites, 696 natural sites, 1,261 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km154 places

  • Inishmurray Island 15 kmW
  • Coney Island Island 22 kmSW
  • Portned Island Island 13 kmN
  • Rotten Island Island 15 kmN

25–60 km853 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 26 kmSW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 30 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 36 kmSE
  • Station Island Island 40 kmE

60–100 km1,132 places

  • Island Roy Island 89 kmNE
  • Lisfannon Beach Beach 92 kmNE
  • Umfin Island Island 69 kmN
  • Tory Island Island 88 kmN

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