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Natural site

Roscurra Wood

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°03′48″ N 8°21′42″ W

Map showing the location of Roscurra Wood Roscurra Wood
Location in Ireland
Elevation
54 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Woodford
3.1 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport55 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock99 km

About Roscurra Wood

Roscurra Wood is a natural site. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Derrycrag Wood and Eagle Hill.

Climate of Roscurra Wood

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (119 mm)
Driest month
April (68 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 Roscurra Wood
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°18°19°19°17°14°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°4°7°10°12°11°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)112848468727875105101117119119

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

How to get to Roscurra Wood

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 55 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 48 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 55 kmsouthwest
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 99 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 126 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 48 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 130 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 144 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 234 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 341 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Roscurra Wood

Within 100 km: 215 historic and cultural sites, 582 natural sites, 833 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km118 places

  • Illaunmore Island 12 kmS
  • Holy Island Island 18 kmS
  • Caher Island Island 20 kmS
  • Scilly Island Island 19 kmS

25–60 km554 places

  • Bush Island Island 52 kmSW
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 45 kmSW
  • Mutton Island Island 51 kmNW
  • Long Island Island 46 kmNE

60–100 km958 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 91 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 78 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 84 kmSW
  • Scattery Island Island 93 kmSW

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