- Elevation
- 61 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock33 km
- SNN Shannon Airport115 km
About Island River
Island River is a river. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (33 km). Nearby sights include Cloonard River and Wills Grove.
Climate of Island River
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 146 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (150 mm)
- Driest month
- April (80 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 150 | 112 | 117 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 110 | 117 | 145 | 146 | 144 |
How to get to Island River
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 33 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 116 km to the south.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 33 kmnorthwest
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 115 kmsouth
- Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 149 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 116 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 153 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 194 kmnortheast
- Cork Population: 224K 201 kmsouth
- Blackpool Population: 145K 357 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Island River
Within 100 km: 258 historic and cultural sites, 599 natural sites, 1,509 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km61 places
- Shad Lough Lake 14 kmE
- Lough Ouver Lake 12 kmS
- Kilfree O’Flynn Lake 13 kmNW
- Levally Lough Lake 25 kmSW
25–60 km596 places
- Long Island Island 52 kmSE
- Inchmore Island 42 kmSE
- Inchiquin Island 58 kmSW
- Inchcleraun Island 33 kmSE
60–100 km1,709 places
- Gorumna Island Island 94 kmSW
- Inishlyre Island 79 kmW
- Strandhill Beach Beach 64 kmN
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 65 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ballymoe Village, County Galway<0.1 km N
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Ballintober Village, County Roscommon4.2 km NE
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Castlerea Village, County Roscommon8.4 km N
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Ballintubber Village, County Roscommon4.3 km NE
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Williamstown Village, County Galway7.9 km W
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Glinsk Village, County Galway6.5 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cloonard River River, County Roscommon7.7 km N
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Wills Grove Historic site, County Roscommon5 km NE
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Anaderryboy River River, County Roscommon21 km NW
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Drumalough Lake, County Roscommon12 km NW
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Lough Ouver Lake, County Galway12 km S
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Kilfree O’Flynn Lake, County Roscommon13 km NW
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Derryhippoo River River, County Roscommon14 km SE
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Shad Lough Lake, County Roscommon14 km E
More lakes, rivers and coasts in Ireland
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Shiven River River, County Galway20 km S
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Lough Tee Lake, County Galway39 km S
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Killian River River, County Galway25 km S
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Levally Lough Lake, County Galway25 km SW
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Illaunaneel Island, County Galway54 km SW
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Inishmicatreer Island, County Galway56 km SW
Sources & licences
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