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Shiven River

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°31′00″ N 8°27′00″ W

Map showing the location of Shiven River Shiven River
Location in Ireland
Elevation
72 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Toomard
2.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock50 km
SNN Shannon Airport96 km

About Shiven River

Shiven River is a river. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (50 km). Nearby sights include Killian River and Shiven River.

Climate of Shiven River

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 125 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (125 mm)
Driest month
April (72 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 Shiven River
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)124939472757777101105124125120

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

How to get to Shiven River

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 50 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 96 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 50 kmnorthwest
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 96 kmsouth
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 146 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 96 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 148 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 180 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 204 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 358 kmeast

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

Day trips from Shiven River

Within 100 km: 274 historic and cultural sites, 648 natural sites, 1,524 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km32 places

  • Lough Ouver Lake 10 kmN
  • Levally Lough Lake 18 kmW
  • Lough Funshinagh Lake 23 kmE
  • Cuilleenirwan Lough Lake 20 kmE

25–60 km433 places

  • Mutton Island Island 50 kmSW
  • Long Island Island 39 kmSE
  • Deer Island Island 56 kmSW
  • Inchmore Island 34 kmE

60–100 km1,981 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 86 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 88 kmSW
  • Inishlyre Island 86 kmNW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 85 kmN

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