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Inishkeeragh

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°26′05″ N 10°10′22″ W

Map showing the location of Inishkeeragh Inishkeeragh
Location in Ireland
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Doonloughan
2.1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock104 km
SNN Shannon Airport117 km

About Inishkeeragh

Inishkeeragh is an island. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (104 km). Nearby sights include Inishdugga and Illaunaleama.

Climate of Inishkeeragh

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (139 mm)
Driest month
April (58 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 Inishkeeragh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°14°16°17°18°16°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)5°4°5°6°8°10°12°12°11°9°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)13986925870717898117131134136

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Inishkeeragh

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 104 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 135 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 104 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 117 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 146 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 135 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 206 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 261 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 307 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Inishkeeragh

Within 100 km: 98 historic and cultural sites, 416 natural sites, 914 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km177 places

  • White Strand Beach 7 kmE
  • Turbot Island Island 8 kmN
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 22 kmSE
  • Omey Island Island 11 kmN

25–60 km456 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 38 kmSE
  • Inishlyre Island 55 kmNE
  • Mweenish Island Island 26 kmSE
  • Island More Island 56 kmNE

60–100 km795 places

  • Inisheer Island 60 kmSE
  • White Strand Beach 88 kmSE
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 65 kmN
  • Mutton Island Island 77 kmE

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