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Inishlyon

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°36′46″ N 10°10′04″ W

Map showing the location of Inishlyon Inishlyon
Location in Ireland
Elevation
17 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cleggan
7.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock95 km
SNN Shannon Airport131 km

About Inishlyon

Inishlyon is an island. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (95 km). Nearby sights include Davillaun and Inishbofin.

Climate of Inishlyon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 130 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (138 mm)
Driest month
April (57 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 Inishlyon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°14°16°17°18°16°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°6°8°10°12°12°11°9°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)13886935768707898115130130133

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Inishlyon

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 95 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 148 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 95 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 131 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 165 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 148 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 223 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 262 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 298 kmnortheast

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • Cleggan Village, County Galway
    7.2 km SE
  • Emlagh Village, County Galway
    6.9 km S
  • Claddaghduff Village, County Galway
    7.8 km S
  • Aughrus More Village, County Galway
    7.4 km S
  • Bundouglas Village, County Galway
    8.3 km SE
  • Cloon Neighbourhood, County Galway
    8.5 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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