- Elevation
- 543 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock79 km
- SNN Shannon Airport117 km
About Altnagaighera
Altnagaighera is a mountain. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 543 m. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (79 km). Nearby sights include Garraun and Benchoona.
At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 21 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Altnagaighera
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Joseph Mischyshyn · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
No machine-readable author provided. El Comandante assumed · Public domain -
Muckanaght Britishfinance · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Doughruagh Dr Charles Nelson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Garraun Joebater at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Altnagaighera
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (153 mm)
- Driest month
- April (73 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 153 | 97 | 110 | 73 | 85 | 81 | 88 | 109 | 129 | 147 | 149 | 149 |
How to get to Altnagaighera
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 79 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 132 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 79 kmnortheast
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 117 kmsoutheast
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 158 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 132 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 210 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 243 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 282 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Altnagaighera
Within 100 km: 138 historic and cultural sites, 446 natural sites, 1,047 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km277 places
- White Strand Beach 20 kmSW
- Turbot Island Island 20 kmSW
- Omey Island Island 20 kmW
- Inishturk Island 20 kmNW
25–60 km715 places
- Gorumna Island Island 38 kmS
- Inishlyre Island 30 kmNE
- Dooniver Strand Beach 47 kmN
- Saint Macdaras Island Island 31 kmS
60–100 km639 places
- Inisheer Island 63 kmS
- White Strand Beach 96 kmS
- Pig Island Island 84 kmN
- Mutton Island Island 66 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Letterfrack Village, County Galway5.8 km SW -
Gowlaun Village, County Galway2.8 km NW
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Salrock Village, County Galway2.9 km NE
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Currywongaun Village, County Galway3.2 km SW
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Tullywee Bridge Village, County Galway3.3 km SW
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Letterettrin Neighbourhood, County Galway3.3 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Garraun Mountain, County Galway1.3 km E
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Benchoona Mountain, County Galway1.2 km NE -
Doughruagh Mountain, County Galway1.4 km S
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Garraun South Top Mountain, County Galway0.8 km E
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Corr Ui Mhongain Mountain, County Galway2.6 km SW
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Lough Muck Lake, County Galway2.6 km NE
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Pollacappul Lough Lake, County Galway2.7 km S
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Kylemore Lough Lake, County Galway3 km SE
More nature in Ireland
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Muckanaght Mountain, County Galway6.8 km S
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Bencollaghduff Mountain, County Galway8.9 km SE -
Bencullagh Mountain, County Galway7 km S -
Benbreen Mountain, County Galway9.6 km S -
Bealnascalpa Mountain, County Galway6 km SW
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Derryclare Mountain, County Galway11 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources