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Ballardiggan

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°03′17″ N 8°45′00″ W

Map showing the location of Ballardiggan Ballardiggan
Location in Ireland
Elevation
48 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 Airport41 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock95 km

About Ballardiggan

Ballardiggan is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 48 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Lough Cutra and Owendalulleegh River.

Climate of Ballardiggan

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 Ballardiggan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°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 Ballardiggan

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 41 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 44 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 41 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 95 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 110 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 44 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 130 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 170 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 253 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 364 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Ballardiggan

Within 100 km: 211 historic and cultural sites, 656 natural sites, 963 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km135 places

  • Eddy Island Island 22 kmNW
  • Mweenish Island Island 23 kmNW
  • Rabbit Island Island 24 kmSE
  • Dromore Lough Lake 21 kmSW

25–60 km576 places

  • Inisheer Island 52 kmW
  • Bush Island Island 42 kmS
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 42 kmS
  • Mutton Island Island 30 kmNW

60–100 km1,119 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 66 kmW
  • White Strand Beach 60 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 98 kmNW
  • Scattery Island Island 72 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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