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Village

Carra

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°15′33″ N 8°30′16″ W

Map showing the location of Carra Carra
Location in Ireland
Elevation
82 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 Airport68 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock75 km

About Carra

Carra is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 82 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Taragh Castle and Lough Rea.

Climate of Carra

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 Carra
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)105777767777877102106113115109

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Carra

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 68 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 67 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 68 kmsouthwest
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 75 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 138 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 67 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 151 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 151 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 226 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 360 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Carra

Within 100 km: 245 historic and cultural sites, 587 natural sites, 1,208 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km54 places

  • Lough Rea Lake 9 kmSW
  • Divney’s Lough Lake 23 kmSW
  • Lough Coy Lake 24 kmSW
  • Tullaghnafrankagh Lough Lake 24 kmW

25–60 km517 places

  • Mutton Island Island 37 kmW
  • Long Island Island 41 kmE
  • Deer Island Island 39 kmW
  • Inchmore Island 47 kmNE

60–100 km1,469 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 78 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 72 kmW
  • Inishlyre Island 98 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 87 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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