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Foal Island

Local name: Oileán an Bhromaigh

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°14′20″ N 9°33′03″ W

Map showing the location of Foal Island Foal Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
3 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Banraghbaun
1.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport73 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock89 km

About Foal Island

Foal Island is an island. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Cashla Bay and Rossareel Hill.

Climate of Foal Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
November (135 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 Foal Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)12884896376717795116128135133

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

How to get to Foal Island

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 73 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 89 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 73 kmsoutheast
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 89 kmnortheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 118 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 89 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 166 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 220 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 282 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Foal Island

Within 100 km: 179 historic and cultural sites, 512 natural sites, 1,167 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km237 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 9 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 20 kmS
  • Mweenish Island Island 21 kmW
  • Inishmore Island 16 kmSW

25–60 km543 places

  • White Strand Beach 54 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 41 kmNW
  • Turbot Island Island 49 kmNW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 26 kmW

60–100 km1,078 places

  • Inishlyre Island 65 kmN
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 89 kmN
  • Bush Island Island 81 kmSE
  • Scattery Island Island 70 kmS

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