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Frenchfort

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°17′00″ N 8°54′00″ W

Map showing the location of Frenchfort Frenchfort
Location in Ireland
Elevation
11 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 Airport65 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock70 km

About Frenchfort

Frenchfort is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 11 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Oranmore Bay and Derrydonnell Castle.

Climate of Frenchfort

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (119 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 Frenchfort
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°13°15°18°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)11183796471767497101117119111

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

How to get to Frenchfort

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 65 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 71 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 65 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 70 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 130 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 71 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 157 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 177 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 244 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 384 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Frenchfort

Within 100 km: 225 historic and cultural sites, 627 natural sites, 1,303 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km110 places

  • Mutton Island Island 11 kmW
  • Deer Island Island 16 kmSW
  • Hare Island Island 9 kmW
  • Eddy Island Island 11 kmSW

25–60 km628 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 52 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 49 kmSW
  • Inishmore Island 57 kmW
  • Inishman Island 51 kmSW

60–100 km1,417 places

  • Inishlyre Island 77 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 71 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 79 kmW
  • Bush Island Island 68 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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