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Finish Island

Local name: Fínis

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°17′47″ N 9°48′50″ W

Map showing the location of Finish Island Finish Island
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Carna Village
3.4 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport89 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock95 km

About Finish Island

Finish Island is an island. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (89 km). Nearby sights include Mweenish Bay and Muskerry Island.

Climate of Finish Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
November (138 mm)
Driest month
April (63 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 Finish Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°17°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)13486926375727998118131138137

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Finish Island

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 89 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 106 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 89 kmsoutheast
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 95 kmnortheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 126 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 106 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 180 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 238 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 293 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Finish Island

Within 100 km: 141 historic and cultural sites, 466 natural sites, 1,074 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km252 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 10 kmSE
  • White Strand Beach 23 kmNW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 7 kmW
  • Mweenish Island Island 2 kmW

25–60 km470 places

  • Inisheer Island 33 kmSE
  • Inishlyre Island 59 kmN
  • Turbot Island Island 32 kmNW
  • Omey Island Island 35 kmNW

60–100 km959 places

  • White Strand Beach 64 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 79 kmN
  • Bush Island Island 97 kmSE
  • Scattery Island Island 79 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Carna Village Village, County Galway
    3.4 km NW
  • Ardmore Village, County Galway
    3.7 km NE
  • Carna Village, County Galway
    3.9 km N
  • Ard Village, County Galway
    4.8 km NW
  • Loughamore Village, County Galway
    5.4 km NE
  • Kilkieran Village, County Galway
    6.2 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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