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Castlegar

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°17′51″ N 9°01′09″ W

Map showing the location of Castlegar Castlegar
Location in Ireland
Elevation
16 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 Airport67 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock70 km

About Castlegar

Castlegar is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 16 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Merlin Woods Park and Galway Cathedral.

Climate of Castlegar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (123 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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 Castlegar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°13°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)11583826473727295104120123118

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

How to get to Castlegar

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 67 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 75 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 67 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 70 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 129 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 75 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 160 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 185 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 249 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 392 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Castlegar

Within 100 km: 220 historic and cultural sites, 623 natural sites, 1,308 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km134 places

  • Mutton Island Island 5 kmSW
  • Deer Island Island 13 kmS
  • Inchiquin Island 24 kmNW
  • Hare Island Island 4 kmS

25–60 km640 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 44 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 43 kmSW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 60 kmW
  • Mweenish Island Island 55 kmW

60–100 km1,377 places

  • Inishlyre Island 71 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 68 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 99 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 71 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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