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Inishbarra

Local name: Inis Bearachain

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°16′57″ N 9°42′45″ W

Inishbarra
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Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ceantar na nOileán
1.6 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport83 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock92 km

About Inishbarra

Inishbarra is an island. Location: County Galway, Connacht.

From Wikipedia

Inishbarra (Irish: Inis Bearachain) is an island in County Galway situated east of the mouth of Kilkieran bay. An artificial causeway links the island to the mainland but this is only usable at very low tide.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Inishbarra

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 19°)
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 Inishbarra
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°19°17°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°6°8°10°12°12°11°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)13486926375727998118131138137

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Inishbarra

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 83 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 100 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 83 kmsoutheast
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 92 kmnortheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 123 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 100 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 176 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 231 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 288 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Inishbarra

Within 100 km: 158 historic and cultural sites, 483 natural sites, 1,123 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km253 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 3 kmSE
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 14 kmW
  • Mweenish Island Island 9 kmW
  • Inishmore Island 17 kmS

25–60 km504 places

  • Inisheer Island 28 kmSE
  • Inishlyre Island 60 kmN
  • White Strand Beach 29 kmNW
  • Turbot Island Island 38 kmNW

60–100 km1,007 places

  • White Strand Beach 61 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 81 kmN
  • Bush Island Island 91 kmSE
  • Scattery Island Island 76 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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