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Illaungorm

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°23′55″ N 9°49′23″ W

Map showing the location of Illaungorm Illaungorm
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Canower
2.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock88 km
SNN Shannon Airport98 km

About Illaungorm

Illaungorm is an island. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (88 km). Nearby sights include Croghnut and Illaunarroghnut.

Climate of Illaungorm

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 142 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (142 mm)
Driest month
April (69 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 Illaungorm
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1419010169827782103123138142141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Illaungorm

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 88 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 115 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 88 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 98 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 137 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 115 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 190 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 238 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 288 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Illaungorm

Within 100 km: 141 historic and cultural sites, 454 natural sites, 1,104 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km325 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 18 kmSE
  • White Strand Beach 17 kmW
  • Turbot Island Island 24 kmNW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 12 kmSW

25–60 km507 places

  • Inisheer Island 43 kmSE
  • Inishlyre Island 48 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 27 kmNW
  • Mutton Island Island 54 kmE

60–100 km867 places

  • White Strand Beach 75 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 68 kmN
  • Scattery Island Island 90 kmS
  • Mutton Island Island 68 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Canower Village, County Galway
    2.6 km NW
  • Cashel Village, County Galway
    2.7 km NE
  • Glinsk Village, County Galway
    2.8 km S
  • Gowla Village, County Galway
    3 km E
  • Roundstone Village, County Galway
    6.5 km W
  • Toombeola Village, County Galway
    5.3 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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