- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock97 km
- SNN Shannon Airport127 km
About Dog Island
Dog Island is an island. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (97 km). Nearby sights include Roeillaun and Aughrusbeg Lough.
Climate of Dog Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 133 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- January (140 mm)
- Driest month
- April (59 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 10° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 6° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 140 | 86 | 95 | 59 | 73 | 72 | 80 | 100 | 119 | 132 | 133 | 136 |
How to get to Dog Island
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 97 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 144 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 97 kmnortheast
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 127 kmsoutheast
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 160 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 144 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 218 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 262 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 300 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Dog Island
Within 100 km: 102 historic and cultural sites, 414 natural sites, 916 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km175 places
- White Strand Beach 16 kmSE
- Turbot Island Island 7 kmS
- Omey Island Island 4 kmS
- Inishturk Island 15 kmN
25–60 km625 places
- Gorumna Island Island 47 kmSE
- Inishlyre Island 44 kmNE
- Dooniver Strand Beach 51 kmN
- Saint Macdaras Island Island 34 kmSE
60–100 km632 places
- Inisheer Island 71 kmSE
- Pig Island Island 90 kmN
- Mutton Island Island 82 kmSE
- Mutton Island Island 95 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Cleggan Village, County Galway3.6 km SE -
Aughrus More Village, County Galway2.4 km S
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Claddaghduff Village, County Galway3.1 km SE -
Emlagh Village, County Galway2.6 km SE
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Cloon Neighbourhood, County Galway5.2 km E
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Leagaun Village, County Galway5.5 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Roeillaun Island, County Galway0.5 km E
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Aughrusbeg Lough Lake, County Galway1.6 km S
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Lough Atalia Lake, County Galway1.7 km SE
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Cleggan Bay Natural site, County Galway2.6 km E
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Sellerna Bay Natural site, County Galway3 km SE
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An Cnocan Ban Mountain, County Galway3.9 km E
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Omey Island Island, County Galway4 km S
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Courhoor Lough Lake, County Galway4 km SE
Sources & licences
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