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Natural site

Eyre Square

Located in Galway City, Connacht Coordinates: 53°16′28″ N 9°02′57″ W

Map showing the location of Eyre Square Eyre Square
Location in Ireland
Elevation
13 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Galway
0.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport64 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock72 km

About Eyre Square

Eyre Square is a natural site. Location: Galway City, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Galway City Museum and River Corrib.

Climate of Eyre Square

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 Eyre Square
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)11583826473727295104120123118

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

How to get to Eyre Square

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 64 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 74 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 64 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 72 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 126 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 74 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 158 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 187 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 252 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 393 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Eyre Square

Within 100 km: 215 historic and cultural sites, 617 natural sites, 1,278 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km145 places

  • Mutton Island Island 2 kmS
  • Deer Island Island 10 kmS
  • Hare Island Island 3 kmSE
  • Eddy Island Island 10 kmSE

25–60 km607 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 42 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 40 kmSW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 58 kmW
  • Mweenish Island Island 53 kmW

60–100 km1,358 places

  • Inishlyre Island 72 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 65 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 100 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 70 kmW

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