City

Galway

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°16′21″ N 9°03′03″ W

Location in Ireland

Population: 85,910; 85.9K
Elevation: 10 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 Airport64 km; NOC Ireland West Airport Knock73 km

About Galway

Galway is a city. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Population: 85,910. Elevation: 10 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Galway Cathedral and River Corrib.

Climate of Galway

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)

9° 3°

10° 4°

12° 5°

15° 8°

17° 10°

19° 13°

19° 12°

17° 10°

14° 8°

11° 5°

9° 4°

Jan

115

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

104

Oct

120

Nov

123

Dec

118

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 Galway
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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)	115	83	82	64	73	72	72	95	104	120	123	118

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

How to get to Galway

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 64 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 73 km to the southeast.

Airports

Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 64 kmsouth
Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 73 kmnorth
Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 126 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Limerick Population: 102.3K 73 kmsoutheast
Cork Population: 224K 158 kmsouth
Dublin Population: 1M 187 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 253 kmnortheast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 393 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Galway

Within 100 km: 215 historic and cultural sites, 617 natural sites, 1,275 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km147 places

Mutton Island Island 2 kmS
Deer Island Island 10 kmS
Hare Island Island 3 kmSE
Eddy Island Island 10 kmSE

25–60 km604 places

Gorumna Island Island 42 kmW
Inisheer Island 40 kmSW
Saint Macdaras Island Island 58 kmW
Mweenish Island Island 53 kmW

60–100 km1,356 places

Inishlyre Island 72 kmNW
White Strand Beach 65 kmSW
White Strand Beach 70 kmW
Bush Island Island 69 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Galway and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure	Galway	Tallaght	Limerick	Waterford
Population	85.9K	81K	102.3K	60.1K
Elevation	10 m	103 m	7 m	10 m
Summer day (hottest month)	19°	19°	20°	20°
Winter night (coldest month)	3°	2°	3°	3°
Annual rainfall	1,121 mm	1,022 mm	1,085 mm	955 mm
Best months	Jun–Sep	Jun–Sep	Jun–Sep	Jun–Sep
Distance	—	179 km	73 km	173 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Galway Cathedral Attraction, County Galway
0.5 km NW
River Corrib River, County Galway
0.6 km S
Lynch's Castle Historic site, Galway City
0.1 km NW
Collegiate Church of St Nicholas Attraction, Galway City
0.2 km W
The Nora Barnacle Museum Museum, Galway City
0.2 km W
Galway City Museum Museum, Galway City
0.4 km SW
Spanish Arch Historic site, Galway City
0.4 km SW
Bridge Mills Landmark, Galway City
0.4 km W