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Natural site

Cleggan Bay

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°33′57″ N 10°07′37″ W

Map showing the location of Cleggan Bay Cleggan Bay
Location in Ireland
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cleggan
1.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock95 km
SNN Shannon Airport125 km

About Cleggan Bay

Cleggan 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 (95 km). Nearby sights include An Cnocan Ban and Sellerna Bay.

Climate of Cleggan Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (140 mm)
Driest month
April (59 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 Cleggan Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°16°18°18°16°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°6°8°10°12°12°11°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)140869559737280100119132133136

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cleggan Bay

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 95 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 142 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 95 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 125 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 159 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 142 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 217 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 259 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 298 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cleggan Bay

Within 100 km: 108 historic and cultural sites, 419 natural sites, 940 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km190 places

  • White Strand Beach 14 kmS
  • Turbot Island Island 7 kmS
  • Omey Island Island 4 kmSW
  • Inishturk Island 15 kmN

25–60 km647 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 45 kmSE
  • Inishlyre Island 42 kmNE
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 50 kmN
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 32 kmSE

60–100 km630 places

  • Inisheer Island 69 kmSE
  • White Strand Beach 100 kmSE
  • Pig Island Island 89 kmN
  • Mutton Island Island 79 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Cleggan Village, County Galway
    1.3 km SE
  • Emlagh Village, County Galway
    1.4 km S
  • Claddaghduff Village, County Galway
    2.6 km S
  • Cloon Neighbourhood, County Galway
    2.8 km SE
  • Aughrus More Village, County Galway
    3.7 km SW
  • Bundouglas Village, County Galway
    3.8 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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