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Spa Islands

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°01′37″ N 8°16′57″ W

Map showing the location of Spa Islands Spa Islands
Location in Ireland
Elevation
29 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cloonoon
3.3 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport56 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock105 km

About Spa Islands

Spa Islands is an island. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Bounla Island and Foot’s Islands.

Climate of Spa 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 Spa 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 Spa Islands

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 56 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 46 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 56 kmsouthwest
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 105 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 126 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 46 kmsouthwest
  • Cork Population: 224K 126 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 140 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 234 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 335 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Spa Islands

Within 100 km: 222 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 793 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km116 places

  • Illaunmore Island 7 kmS
  • Holy Island Island 17 kmSW
  • Caher Island Island 19 kmSW
  • Scilly Island Island 17 kmSW

25–60 km536 places

  • Bush Island Island 52 kmSW
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 44 kmSW
  • Mutton Island Island 58 kmNW
  • Long Island Island 46 kmNE

60–100 km946 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 97 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 84 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 87 kmW
  • Scattery Island Island 95 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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