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Hare Island

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°15′29″ N 9°01′16″ W

Map showing the location of Hare Island Hare Island
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Galway
2.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport62 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock74 km

About Hare Island

Hare Island is an island. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Rabbit Island and Lough Atalia.

Climate of Hare Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (123 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 Hare Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)11583826473727295104120123118

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

How to get to Hare Island

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 62 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 71 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 62 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 74 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 125 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 71 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 156 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 185 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 252 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 390 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Hare Island

Within 100 km: 217 historic and cultural sites, 618 natural sites, 1,259 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km138 places

  • Mutton Island Island 2 kmW
  • Deer Island Island 9 kmS
  • Eddy Island Island 8 kmS
  • Scanlan’s Island Island 14 kmSW

25–60 km604 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 44 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 41 kmSW
  • Mweenish Island Island 55 kmW
  • Inishmore Island 48 kmW

60–100 km1,352 places

  • Inishlyre Island 75 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 65 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 72 kmW
  • Bush Island Island 66 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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