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Natural site

Dunbulcaun Bay

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°13′00″ N 8°54′25″ W

Map showing the location of Dunbulcaun Bay Dunbulcaun Bay
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Clarinbridge
2.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport57 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock77 km

About Dunbulcaun Bay

Dunbulcaun Bay is a natural site. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Kilcolgan River and Mweenisharan.

Climate of Dunbulcaun Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (119 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 Dunbulcaun Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°13°15°18°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)11183796471767497101117119111

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

How to get to Dunbulcaun Bay

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 57 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 64 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 57 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 77 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 123 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 64 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 150 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 178 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 249 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 381 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Dunbulcaun Bay

Within 100 km: 219 historic and cultural sites, 621 natural sites, 1,239 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km126 places

  • Mutton Island Island 11 kmNW
  • Deer Island Island 12 kmW
  • Hare Island Island 9 kmNW
  • Eddy Island Island 5 kmSW

25–60 km601 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 52 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 45 kmSW
  • Inishmore Island 55 kmW
  • Inishmacowney Island 60 kmS

60–100 km1,352 places

  • Inishlyre Island 83 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 65 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 81 kmW
  • Bush Island Island 61 kmS

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