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Maguins Island

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°17′20″ N 8°36′21″ W

Map showing the location of Maguins Island Maguins Island
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Strandhill
2.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock44 km
CFN Donegal Airport86 km

About Maguins Island

Maguins Island is an island. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (44 km). Nearby sights include Coney Island and Knocknarea.

Climate of Maguins Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 146 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (150 mm)
Driest month
April (71 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 Maguins Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)14510011471767779100115143146150

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Maguins Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 44 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 177 km to the east.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 44 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 86 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 125 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 177 kmeast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 181 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 188 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 266 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 328 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Maguins Island

Within 100 km: 181 historic and cultural sites, 650 natural sites, 1,377 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km220 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 2 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 9 kmW
  • Inishmurray Island 17 kmN
  • Coney Island Island 2 kmNE

25–60 km764 places

  • Inishteige Island 42 kmE
  • Station Island Island 59 kmNE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 44 kmN
  • Gull Island Island 55 kmN

60–100 km1,224 places

  • Inishlyre Island 86 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 93 kmW
  • Umfin Island Island 92 kmN
  • Rutland Island Island 77 kmN

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