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Saint Brendan’s Island

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°14′08″ N 9°00′43″ W

Map showing the location of Saint Brendan’s Island Saint Brendan’s Island
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Galway
4.9 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport60 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock76 km

About Saint Brendan’s Island

Saint Brendan’s Island is an island. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Mweeloon Bay and Inishcorra.

Climate of Saint Brendan’s 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 Saint Brendan’s 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 Saint Brendan’s Island

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 60 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 69 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 60 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 76 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 122 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 69 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 153 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 185 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 253 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 389 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Saint Brendan’s Island

Within 100 km: 218 historic and cultural sites, 615 natural sites, 1,243 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km137 places

  • Mutton Island Island 4 kmNW
  • Deer Island Island 7 kmSW
  • Hare Island Island 3 kmN
  • Eddy Island Island 5 kmSE

25–60 km601 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 45 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 40 kmSW
  • Mweenish Island Island 56 kmW
  • Mutton Island Island 58 kmSW

60–100 km1,338 places

  • Inishlyre Island 77 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 63 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 74 kmW
  • Bush Island Island 64 kmS

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