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Claggan

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°30′00″ N 9°30′00″ W

Map showing the location of Claggan Claggan
Location in Ireland
Elevation
87 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock64 km
SNN Shannon Airport97 km

About Claggan

Claggan is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 87 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (64 km). Nearby sights include Hen's Castle and Bealanabrack River.

Climate of Claggan

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
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (142 mm)
Driest month
April (73 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 Claggan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°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)1389310273847679102119138142141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Claggan

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 64 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 110 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 64 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 97 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 147 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 110 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 191 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 217 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 264 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Claggan

Within 100 km: 177 historic and cultural sites, 529 natural sites, 1,272 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km236 places

  • Inchiquin Island 17 kmE
  • Hare Island Island 5 kmSE
  • Crow Island Island 19 kmSW
  • Illaunmore Island 19 kmSW

25–60 km841 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 29 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 49 kmS
  • Inishlyre Island 37 kmN
  • White Strand Beach 38 kmW

60–100 km901 places

  • White Strand Beach 83 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 63 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 99 kmNE
  • Scattery Island Island 99 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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