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Inchiquin

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°28′00″ N 9°15′00″ W

Map showing the location of Inchiquin Inchiquin
Location in Ireland
Elevation
5 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Oughterard
7.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock57 km
SNN Shannon Airport88 km

About Inchiquin

Inchiquin is an island. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (57 km). Nearby sights include Inishmicatreer and Black River.

Climate of Inchiquin

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (127 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 Inchiquin
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°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)12183886476697093106124127124

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

How to get to Inchiquin

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 57 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 99 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 57 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 88 kmsouth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 144 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 99 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 182 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 200 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 252 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Inchiquin

Within 100 km: 218 historic and cultural sites, 572 natural sites, 1,399 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km140 places

  • Hare Island Island 12 kmW
  • Inchacommaun Islands Island 16 kmSE
  • Rabbit Island Island 16 kmSE
  • Gortmore Islands Island 12 kmSE

25–60 km936 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 36 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 49 kmS
  • Inishlyre Island 47 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 54 kmW

60–100 km1,113 places

  • White Strand Beach 81 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 75 kmNW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 99 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 95 kmN

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