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Mountain

An Leim

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°25′30″ N 9°27′14″ W

Map showing the location of An Leim An Leim
Location in Ireland
Elevation
253 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Oughterard
8.1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock69 km
SNN Shannon Airport88 km

About An Leim

An Leim is a mountain. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 253 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (69 km). Nearby sights include Lough Bofin and Shannawona.

Climate of An Leim

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 142 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (142 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).

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Climate of An Leim
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1389310273847679102119138142141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to An Leim

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 69 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 101 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 69 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 88 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 139 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 101 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 182 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 214 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 266 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from An Leim

Within 100 km: 179 historic and cultural sites, 542 natural sites, 1,297 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km257 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 23 kmSW
  • Inchiquin Island 14 kmE
  • Hare Island Island 7 kmN
  • Crow Island Island 16 kmSW

25–60 km749 places

  • Inisheer Island 41 kmS
  • Inishlyre Island 45 kmN
  • White Strand Beach 41 kmW
  • Turbot Island Island 47 kmW

60–100 km1,012 places

  • White Strand Beach 75 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 72 kmNW
  • Bush Island Island 94 kmSE
  • Scattery Island Island 91 kmS

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