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Rabbit Island

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°15′43″ N 9°00′24″ W

Map showing the location of Rabbit Island Rabbit Island
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Galway
3.2 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport63 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock73 km

About Rabbit Island

Rabbit Island is an island. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Hare Island and Merlin Woods Park.

Climate of Rabbit Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (123 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 Rabbit Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)11583826473727295104120123118

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

How to get to Rabbit Island

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 63 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 71 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 63 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 73 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 125 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 71 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 156 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 184 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 251 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 390 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Rabbit Island

Within 100 km: 216 historic and cultural sites, 617 natural sites, 1,265 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km135 places

  • Mutton Island Island 3 kmW
  • Deer Island Island 10 kmSW
  • Hare Island Island 1 kmSW
  • Eddy Island Island 8 kmS

25–60 km611 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 45 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 42 kmSW
  • Mweenish Island Island 56 kmW
  • Inishmore Island 49 kmW

60–100 km1,352 places

  • Inishlyre Island 75 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 65 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 73 kmW
  • Bush Island Island 67 kmS

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