- Elevation
- 4 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SNN Shannon Airport58 km
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock78 km
About Tawin Island
Tawin Island is an island. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include East Tawin and Inishcorra.
Photos of Tawin Island
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Galway City Museum 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Tawin Island
Best months for sightseeingBest 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 115 | 83 | 82 | 64 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 95 | 104 | 120 | 123 | 118 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Tawin Island
The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 58 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 67 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 58 kmsouth
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 78 kmnorth
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 120 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 67 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 152 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 186 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 255 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 389 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tawin Island
Within 100 km: 213 historic and cultural sites, 610 natural sites, 1,221 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km144 places
- Mutton Island Island 4 kmN
- Deer Island Island 5 kmSW
- Hare Island Island 4 kmN
- Eddy Island Island 4 kmSE
25–60 km604 places
- Gorumna Island Island 43 kmW
- Inisheer Island 38 kmSW
- Saint Macdaras Island Island 60 kmW
- Mweenish Island Island 55 kmW
60–100 km1,296 places
- Inishlyre Island 78 kmNW
- White Strand Beach 60 kmSW
- White Strand Beach 73 kmW
- Bush Island Island 62 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Galway City, County Galway6.1 km N
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Claddagh Village, County Galway5.8 km NW -
Parkmore Village, County Galway3.5 km E
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Barna Village, County Galway8.6 km NW -
Carrowmore Village, County Galway3.9 km E
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Ballynacloghy Village, County Galway4.3 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
East Tawin Island, County Galway1 km E
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Inishcorra Island, County Galway1.9 km E
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North Bay Natural site, County Galway1.6 km N
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Saint Brendan’s Island Island, County Galway2.3 km NE
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Mweeloon Bay Natural site, County Galway2.8 km NE
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Mweenish Island Island, County Galway3.2 km E
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Mutton Island Island, County Galway4.3 km N
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Eddy Island Island, County Galway4.3 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources