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Belclare

Local name: Béal Chláir

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°29′00″ N 8°56′00″ W

Map showing the location of Belclare Belclare
Location in Ireland
Elevation
65 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock48 km
SNN Shannon Airport87 km

About Belclare

Belclare is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 65 m.

From Wikipedia

Belclare (Irish: Béal Chláir, meaning 'mouth of the plain') is a small village in County Galway, Ireland. The village is on the R333 road approximately 7 km (4 mi) from Tuam. It has a little parish church (The Church of the Sacred Heart), a small primary school, a shop, pub and post office, a community centre, a GAA pitch and a playground. The village is in a civil parish of the same name.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Belclare

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (118 mm)
Driest month
April (62 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 Belclare
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°12°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1107779627468679399115118111

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

How to get to Belclare

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 48 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 93 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 48 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 87 kmsouth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 150 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 93 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 179 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 179 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 233 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 391 kmeast

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

Day trips from Belclare

Within 100 km: 242 historic and cultural sites, 622 natural sites, 1,487 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km52 places

  • Inchiquin Island 21 kmW
  • Inchacommaun Islands Island 20 kmSW
  • Rabbit Island Island 17 kmSW
  • Gortmore Islands Island 16 kmSW

25–60 km810 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 55 kmSW
  • Mutton Island Island 27 kmS
  • Deer Island Island 35 kmS
  • Hare Island Island 33 kmW

60–100 km1,489 places

  • Inisheer Island 62 kmSW
  • Inishlyre Island 60 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 90 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 88 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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