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Natural site

Kinvarra Bay

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°09′50″ N 8°57′24″ W

Map showing the location of Kinvarra Bay Kinvarra Bay
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Kinvarra
3.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport51 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock84 km

About Kinvarra Bay

Kinvarra Bay is a natural site. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Dunguaire Castle and Mweenisharan.

Climate of Kinvarra Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (127 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 Kinvarra Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°13°15°18°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)120918767738180103109124127123

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Kinvarra Bay

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 51 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 60 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 51 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 84 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 116 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 60 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 145 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 182 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 255 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 382 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Kinvarra Bay

Within 100 km: 222 historic and cultural sites, 618 natural sites, 1,185 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km147 places

  • Mutton Island Island 12 kmNW
  • Deer Island Island 8 kmW
  • Hare Island Island 11 kmN
  • Eddy Island Island 4 kmNW

25–60 km600 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 49 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 40 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 58 kmSW
  • Bush Island Island 55 kmS

60–100 km1,278 places

  • Inishlyre Island 86 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 80 kmNW
  • Turbot Island Island 88 kmNW
  • Scattery Island Island 72 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kinvarra Village, County Galway
    3.1 km SE
  • Parkmore Village, County Galway
    1.1 km NW
  • Ballinderreen Village, County Galway
    4.2 km NE
  • Tarrea Village, County Galway
    1.7 km E
  • Mulroog Village, County Galway
    2.3 km NE
  • Pollagh Village, County Galway
    2.4 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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