Skip to content
Geonivora
Island

Inisherk

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°15′14″ N 9°45′08″ W

Map showing the location of Inisherk Inisherk
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Lettermullan
1.3 km SE
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 Knock96 km

About Inisherk

Inisherk is an island. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Dinish and Freaghhillaun Beg.

Climate of Inisherk

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 18°)
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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Inisherk
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°17°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)13486926375727998118131138137

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Inisherk

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 96 kmnortheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 120 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 100 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 174 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 234 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 292 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Inisherk

Within 100 km: 145 historic and cultural sites, 477 natural sites, 1,088 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km218 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 5 kmE
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 12 kmNW
  • Mweenish Island Island 8 kmNW
  • Inishmore Island 14 kmS

25–60 km509 places

  • Inisheer Island 27 kmSE
  • White Strand Beach 58 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 30 kmNW
  • Turbot Island Island 38 kmNW

60–100 km983 places

  • Inishlyre Island 63 kmN
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 84 kmN
  • Bush Island Island 91 kmSE
  • Scattery Island Island 73 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources