- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SNN Shannon Airport80 km
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock109 km
About Rock Island
Rock Island is an island. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include An tOileán Iarthach and Brannock Islands.
Climate of Rock Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 12° · Night 7° · Rain 143 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 5°)
- Wettest month
- November (143 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 10° | 10° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 5° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 140 | 88 | 92 | 64 | 76 | 72 | 81 | 98 | 119 | 134 | 143 | 143 |
How to get to Rock Island
The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 80 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 99 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 80 kmsoutheast
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 109 kmnortheast
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 111 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 99 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 169 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 242 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 304 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rock Island
Within 100 km: 134 historic and cultural sites, 468 natural sites, 981 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km107 places
- Gorumna Island Island 17 kmNE
- Inisheer Island 25 kmSE
- Saint Macdaras Island Island 17 kmN
- Mweenish Island Island 17 kmN
25–60 km576 places
- White Strand Beach 51 kmSE
- White Strand Beach 35 kmNW
- Turbot Island Island 43 kmNW
- Omey Island Island 47 kmNW
60–100 km900 places
- Inishlyre Island 75 kmN
- Banna Strand Beach 91 kmS
- Dooniver Strand Beach 94 kmN
- Bush Island Island 89 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
An tOileán Iarthach Island, County Galway0.8 km S
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Brannock Islands Island, County Galway1.3 km E
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Oileán Dá Bhranóg Island, County Galway1.5 km SE
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Inishmore West Top Mountain, County Galway4.8 km E
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Portmurvy Natural site, County Galway7.5 km E
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Golam Head Natural site, County Galway11 km NE
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Freaghallaunmore Island, County Galway11 km NE
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An Droim Rua Mountain, County Galway11 km E
More lakes, rivers and coasts in Ireland
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Dinish Island, County Galway14 km NE
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Redflag Island Island, County Galway11 km NE
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Inishbarra Island, County Galway17 km NE -
Freaghhillaun Beg Island, County Galway12 km NE
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Gorumna Island Island, County Galway17 km NE
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Loughcarrick Island Island, County Galway13 km NE
Sources & licences
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