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Kilronan

Local name: Cill Rónáin

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°07′20″ N 9°40′10″ W

Map showing the location of Kilronan Kilronan
Location in Ireland
Population
297
297
Elevation
14 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport69 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock104 km

About Kilronan

Kilronan is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Population: 297. Elevation: 14 m.

From Wikipedia

Cill Rónáin (Irish: meaning "Church of Ronan"), unofficially anglicized as Kilronan, is the main settlement on Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the coast of County Galway in Ireland. The ferries serving the island call at Doolin, County Clare and also Rossaveal, County Galway. The main industries are fishing and tourism. The village is situated in the Gaeltacht (Irish speaking district), and thus only the Irish version of the name has any legal or official status.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Kilronan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
November (145 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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 Kilronan
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)14091946779748199122136145145

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kilronan

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 69 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 87 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 69 kmsoutheast
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 104 kmnortheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 105 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 87 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 159 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 230 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 296 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Kilronan

Within 100 km: 150 historic and cultural sites, 506 natural sites, 1,045 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km120 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 16 kmN
  • Inisheer Island 12 kmSE
  • Mweenish Island Island 24 kmNW
  • Inishmore Island 3 kmW

25–60 km633 places

  • White Strand Beach 43 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 44 kmNW
  • Turbot Island Island 53 kmNW
  • Scattery Island Island 58 kmS

60–100 km948 places

  • Inishlyre Island 77 kmN
  • Banna Strand Beach 88 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 99 kmN
  • Bush Island Island 77 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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