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Drimneen River

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°23′35″ N 9°16′42″ W

Map showing the location of Drimneen River Drimneen River
Location in Ireland
Elevation
38 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rosscahill
2.2 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock65 km
SNN Shannon Airport80 km

About Drimneen River

Drimneen River is a river. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (65 km). Nearby sights include Buffy Lough and Lough Naneerin.

Climate of Drimneen River

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (127 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 Drimneen River
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)12183886476697093106124127124

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

How to get to Drimneen River

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 65 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 92 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 65 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 80 kmsouth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 136 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 92 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 175 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 202 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 257 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Drimneen River

Within 100 km: 205 historic and cultural sites, 560 natural sites, 1,339 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km186 places

  • Mutton Island Island 21 kmSE
  • Inchiquin Island 8 kmN
  • Hare Island Island 14 kmNW
  • Hare Island Island 23 kmSE

25–60 km796 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 30 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 41 kmSW
  • Inishlyre Island 53 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 53 kmW

60–100 km1,122 places

  • White Strand Beach 73 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 80 kmNW
  • Bush Island Island 86 kmS
  • Scattery Island Island 88 kmS

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