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Oyster Island

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°18′05″ N 8°34′04″ W

Map showing the location of Oyster Island Oyster Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
5 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rosses Point
0.9 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock46 km
CFN Donegal Airport84 km

About Oyster Island

Oyster Island is an island. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (46 km). Nearby sights include Coney Island and Doonweelin Lough.

Climate of Oyster Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 146 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
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 Oyster Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°11°10°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)14510011471767779100115143146150

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Oyster Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 46 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 175 km to the east.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 46 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 84 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 123 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 175 kmeast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 182 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 187 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 268 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 326 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Oyster Island

Within 100 km: 179 historic and cultural sites, 644 natural sites, 1,380 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km219 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 4 kmSW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 11 kmW
  • Inishmurray Island 16 kmN
  • Coney Island Island 1 kmW

25–60 km792 places

  • Inishteige Island 39 kmE
  • Station Island Island 57 kmNE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 44 kmNW
  • Gull Island Island 53 kmN

60–100 km1,192 places

  • Inishlyre Island 89 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 95 kmW
  • Umfin Island Island 90 kmN
  • Rutland Island Island 76 kmN

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