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Natural site

Cashel Bay

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°24′37″ N 9°49′37″ W

Map showing the location of Cashel Bay Cashel Bay
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Cashel
2 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock87 km
SNN Shannon Airport99 km

About Cashel Bay

Cashel Bay is a natural site. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (87 km). Nearby sights include Illaungorm and Croghnut.

Climate of Cashel Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 142 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (142 mm)
Driest month
April (69 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 Cashel Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1419010169827782103123138142141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cashel Bay

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 87 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 116 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 87 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 99 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 138 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 116 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 192 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 238 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 288 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cashel Bay

Within 100 km: 141 historic and cultural sites, 454 natural sites, 1,104 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km330 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 19 kmSE
  • White Strand Beach 16 kmW
  • Turbot Island Island 24 kmNW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 13 kmSW

25–60 km511 places

  • Inisheer Island 44 kmSE
  • Inishlyre Island 47 kmN
  • Omey Island Island 26 kmNW
  • Mutton Island Island 54 kmE

60–100 km858 places

  • White Strand Beach 76 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 66 kmN
  • Scattery Island Island 91 kmS
  • Mutton Island Island 70 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Cashel Village, County Galway
    2 km NE
  • Canower Village, County Galway
    2.1 km W
  • Toombeola Village, County Galway
    4.1 km NW
  • Gowla Village, County Galway
    3.6 km SE
  • Roundstone Village, County Galway
    6.4 km W
  • Glinsk Village, County Galway
    4.1 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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