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Silver Islands

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°04′07″ N 8°13′57″ W

Map showing the location of Silver Islands Silver Islands
Location in Ireland
Elevation
29 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Portumna
2.5 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport62 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock101 km

About Silver Islands

Silver Islands is an island. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Portumna Bay and Slevoir Bay.

Climate of Silver Islands

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 102 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (102 mm)
Driest month
April (60 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 Silver Islands
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°13°15°18°20°19°17°14°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)967473606368659384101102102

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

How to get to Silver Islands

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 62 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 52 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 62 kmsouthwest
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 101 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 132 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 52 kmsouthwest
  • Cork Population: 224K 131 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 136 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 228 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 334 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Silver Islands

Within 100 km: 229 historic and cultural sites, 561 natural sites, 802 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km105 places

  • Illaunmore Island 13 kmS
  • Holy Island Island 23 kmSW
  • Caher Island Island 25 kmSW
  • Scilly Island Island 23 kmSW

25–60 km525 places

  • Bush Island Island 58 kmSW
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 50 kmSW
  • Mutton Island Island 59 kmW
  • Long Island Island 40 kmNE

60–100 km962 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 99 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 87 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 92 kmW
  • Mutton Island Island 91 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Portumna Village, County Galway
    2.5 km N
  • Caher Village, County Galway
    4 km N
  • Oultort Village, County Galway
    4.1 km NW
  • Terryglass Village, County Tipperary
    3 km SE
  • Boley Village, County Galway
    5.2 km N
  • Earlstown Village, County Galway
    5.2 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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