- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SNN Shannon Airport55 km
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock80 km
About Eddy Island
Eddy Island is an island. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Mweenish Island and Mweenisharan.
Photos of Eddy Island
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Dunguaire Castle Boomur · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Eddy Island
Best months for sightseeingBest 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 111 | 83 | 79 | 64 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 97 | 101 | 117 | 119 | 111 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Eddy Island
The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 55 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 64 km to the south.
Airports
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 55 kmsouth
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 80 kmnorth
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 119 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 64 kmsouth
- Cork Population: 224K 148 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 183 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 254 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 385 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eddy Island
Within 100 km: 219 historic and cultural sites, 616 natural sites, 1,217 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km138 places
- Mutton Island Island 8 kmNW
- Deer Island Island 6 kmW
- Hare Island Island 8 kmN
- Scanlan’s Island Island 10 kmSW
25–60 km618 places
- Gorumna Island Island 47 kmW
- Inisheer Island 40 kmSW
- Bush Island Island 59 kmS
- Mweenish Island Island 59 kmW
60–100 km1,296 places
- Inishlyre Island 82 kmNW
- White Strand Beach 60 kmSW
- White Strand Beach 77 kmW
- Turbot Island Island 85 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ballinderreen Village, County Galway5 km E -
Carrowmore Village, County Galway1.9 km N
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Parkmore Village, County Galway2.9 km S
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Ballynacloghy Village, County Galway3.2 km N
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Mulroog Village, County Galway3.2 km SE
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Kinvarra Village, County Galway7 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mweenish Island Island, County Galway1.6 km N
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Mweenisharan Island, County Galway2.8 km E
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Inishcorra Island, County Galway2.9 km NW
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East Tawin Island, County Galway3.4 km NW
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Tawin Island Island, County Galway4.3 km NW
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Kinvarra Bay Natural site, County Galway3.8 km SE
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Mweeloon Bay Natural site, County Galway3.9 km N
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Saint Brendan’s Island Island, County Galway5 km NW
Sources & licences
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