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Natural site

Killeany Bay

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°07′06″ N 9°39′04″ W

Map showing the location of Killeany Bay Killeany Bay
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Kilronan
1.3 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport67 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock104 km

About Killeany Bay

Killeany Bay is a natural site. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Oileán na Tuí and Straw Island.

Climate of Killeany Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 141 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
November (141 mm)
Driest month
April (65 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 Killeany Bay
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°11°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)13287876576727894118130141140

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Killeany Bay

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 67 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 86 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 67 kmsoutheast
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 104 kmnortheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 105 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 86 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 158 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 228 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 295 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Killeany Bay

Within 100 km: 155 historic and cultural sites, 505 natural sites, 1,046 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km119 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 16 kmN
  • Inisheer Island 11 kmSE
  • Mweenish Island Island 25 kmNW
  • Inishmore Island 4 kmW

25–60 km634 places

  • White Strand Beach 42 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 45 kmNW
  • Turbot Island Island 54 kmNW
  • Scattery Island Island 57 kmS

60–100 km953 places

  • Inishlyre Island 78 kmN
  • Banna Strand Beach 87 kmS
  • Bush Island Island 76 kmSE
  • The Seven Hogs Island 92 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kilronan Village, County Galway
    1.3 km W
  • Killeany Village, County Galway
    1.6 km SW
  • Iaráirne Village, County Galway
    2.2 km S
  • Eararna Village, County Galway
    2.2 km S
  • Mainistir Village, County Galway
    2.5 km NW
  • Oghil Village, County Galway
    3.5 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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