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Village

Nail

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°10′32″ N 8°15′52″ W

Map showing the location of Nail Nail
Location in Ireland
Elevation
60 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport69 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock90 km

About Nail

Nail is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 60 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Killoran River and Ballymacegan Island.

Climate of Nail

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 102 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (103 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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 Nail
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°18°19°19°17°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°12°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)987677646670699489103102101

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

How to get to Nail

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 69 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 62 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 69 kmsouthwest
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 90 kmnorthwest
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 136 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 62 kmsouthwest
  • Dublin Population: 1M 136 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 143 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 221 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 341 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Nail

Within 100 km: 243 historic and cultural sites, 534 natural sites, 948 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km86 places

  • Illaunmore Island 24 kmS
  • Inishdala Islands Island 20 kmS
  • Goat Island Island 20 kmS
  • Spa Islands Island 17 kmS

25–60 km486 places

  • Saint Thomas Island Island 59 kmSW
  • Mutton Island Island 53 kmW
  • Long Island Island 32 kmNE
  • Deer Island Island 54 kmW

60–100 km1,153 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 95 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 86 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 95 kmSW
  • Bush Island Island 66 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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