An Droim Rua, County Galway — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About An Droim Rua

An Droim Rua is a mountain. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 123 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Inishmore and Dún Eochla.

Photos of An Droim Rua

Dún Dúchathair Tom Pullman · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of An Droim Rua

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month: August (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 3°)
Wettest month: November (145 mm)
Driest month: April (67 mm)

8° 3°

9° 4°

11° 5°

14° 7°

16° 10°

18° 12°

18° 11°

16° 10°

13° 8°

10° 5°

9° 4°

Jan

140

Feb

91

Mar

94

Apr

67

May

79

Jun

74

Jul

81

Aug

99

Sep

122

Oct

136

Nov

145

Dec

145

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 An Droim Rua
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	9°	11°	14°	16°	18°	18°	16°	13°	10°	9°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	4°	5°	7°	10°	12°	11°	10°	8°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	140	91	94	67	79	74	81	99	122	136	145	145

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to An Droim Rua

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 70 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 89 km to the southeast.

Airports

Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 70 kmsoutheast
Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 105 kmnortheast
Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 106 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Limerick Population: 102.3K 89 kmsoutheast
Cork Population: 224K 160 kmsoutheast
Dublin Population: 1M 232 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 298 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from An Droim Rua

Within 100 km: 147 historic and cultural sites, 498 natural sites, 1,035 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km116 places

Gorumna Island Island 15 kmN
Inisheer Island 14 kmSE
Saint Macdaras Island Island 25 kmNW
Mweenish Island Island 22 kmNW

25–60 km625 places

White Strand Beach 44 kmS
White Strand Beach 43 kmNW
Turbot Island Island 51 kmNW
Scattery Island Island 58 kmS

60–100 km939 places

Inishlyre Island 77 kmN
Banna Strand Beach 88 kmS
Dooniver Strand Beach 99 kmN
Bush Island Island 79 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Kilronan Village, County Galway
2.2 km E
Oghil Village, County Galway
0.6 km N
Baile na Creige Village, County Galway
0.8 km NW
Corrúch Village, County Galway
1 km NW
Mainistir Village, County Galway
1.3 km E
Fearann an Choirce Village, County Galway
1.7 km NW

An Droim Rua

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Inishmore Island, County Galway
0.7 km NW
Dún Eochla Historic site, County Galway
0.3 km NE
Dún Dúchathair Historic site, County Galway
2.5 km SE
Portmurvy Natural site, County Galway
3.4 km NW
Killeany Bay Natural site, County Galway
3.5 km E
Oileán na Tuí Island, County Galway
4.9 km E
Illaunanaur Island, County Galway
5.6 km SE
Inishmore West Top Mountain, County Galway
5.9 km W