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Village

Caraun

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°16′54″ N 8°32′53″ W

Map showing the location of Caraun Caraun
Location in Ireland
Elevation
64 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport69 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock72 km

About Caraun

Caraun is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 64 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Taragh Castle and Knockauncoura.

Climate of Caraun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 115 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (115 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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 Caraun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°18°19°19°17°14°10°9°
Average low (°C)2°3°3°4°7°10°12°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)105777767777877102106113115109

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Caraun

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 69 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 69 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 69 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 72 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 139 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 69 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 153 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 154 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 226 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 363 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Caraun

Within 100 km: 247 historic and cultural sites, 602 natural sites, 1,271 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km48 places

  • Lough Rea Lake 11 kmS
  • Divney’s Lough Lake 24 kmS
  • Lough Coy Lake 23 kmSW
  • Lough Fingall Lake 24 kmSW

25–60 km525 places

  • Mutton Island Island 34 kmW
  • Long Island Island 44 kmE
  • Deer Island Island 37 kmW
  • Inchmore Island 48 kmNE

60–100 km1,547 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 75 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 70 kmW
  • Inishlyre Island 94 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 87 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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