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Ardrahan

Local name: Ard Raithin

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°09′27″ N 8°48′21″ W

Map showing the location of Ardrahan Ardrahan
Location in Ireland
Population
540
540
Elevation
39 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport51 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock84 km

About Ardrahan

Ardrahan is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Population: 540. Elevation: 39 m.

From Wikipedia

Ardrahan (Irish: Ard Raithin, meaning 'high ringfort') is a village and civil parish in County Galway, Ireland.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
9.8 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Ardrahan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (134 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 Ardrahan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°13°15°18°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)127959373798685111116130134131

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

How to get to Ardrahan

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 51 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 56 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 51 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 84 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 119 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 56 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 142 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 172 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 248 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 372 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Ardrahan

Within 100 km: 225 historic and cultural sites, 637 natural sites, 1,159 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km132 places

  • Mutton Island Island 20 kmNW
  • Deer Island Island 18 kmW
  • Hare Island Island 18 kmNW
  • Eddy Island Island 12 kmW

25–60 km582 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 59 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 50 kmW
  • Bush Island Island 54 kmS
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 54 kmS

60–100 km1,307 places

  • Inishlyre Island 92 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 65 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 90 kmW
  • Turbot Island Island 97 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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