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Esker

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°12′11″ N 8°00′50″ W

Map showing the location of Esker Esker
Location in Ireland
Elevation
34 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Banagher
2.4 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport83 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock95 km

About Esker

Esker is an island. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Invernisk and Grant’s Island.

Climate of Esker

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 93 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (96 mm)
Driest month
April (60 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 Esker
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°13°16°18°20°20°17°14°10°9°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)927273606065658780969393

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

How to get to Esker

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 83 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 73 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 83 kmsouthwest
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 95 kmnorthwest
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 119 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 73 kmsouthwest
  • Dublin Population: 1M 119 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 148 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 207 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 328 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Esker

Within 100 km: 291 historic and cultural sites, 503 natural sites, 878 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km91 places

  • Long Island Island 20 kmN
  • Silver Islands Island 21 kmSW
  • Portland Island Island 14 kmSW
  • Long Island Island 13 kmSW

25–60 km375 places

  • Inchmore Island 33 kmN
  • Inchcleraun Island 42 kmN
  • Illaunmore Island 33 kmSW
  • Holy Island Island 44 kmSW

60–100 km1,206 places

  • Bush Island Island 79 kmSW
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 70 kmSW
  • Mutton Island Island 70 kmW
  • Inishmacowney Island 90 kmSW

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