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Garrafrauns

Local name: Na Garfráin

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°38′00″ N 8°50′00″ W

Map showing the location of Garrafrauns Garrafrauns
Location in Ireland
Elevation
61 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock31 km
SNN Shannon Airport104 km

About Garrafrauns

Garrafrauns is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 61 m.

From Wikipedia

Garrafrauns (Irish: Na Garfráin) is a village and 202 acre townland in north County Galway, Ireland. The name Garrafrauns is derived from either Garra bhfearán (garden of the wild brambles) or Garbhthráin (rough grassy place). The village consists of a church, school, garage and a multiple-use community centre. Garrafrauns is four miles from Dunmore along the R328 road. Other neighbouring towns and villages are Cloonfad (5 miles), Irishtown (3 miles), Milltown (5 miles), and Tuam (9 miles).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Garrafrauns

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 125 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (125 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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 Garrafrauns
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)11985896776727195104123125115

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

How to get to Garrafrauns

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 31 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 109 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 31 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 104 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 160 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 109 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 175 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 195 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 218 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 382 kmeast

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

Day trips from Garrafrauns

Within 100 km: 240 historic and cultural sites, 643 natural sites, 1,550 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km48 places

  • Urlaur Lough Lake 25 kmN
  • Lough Roe Lake 25 kmN
  • Kilfree O’Flynn Lake 20 kmNE
  • Mannin Lake Lake 19 kmN

25–60 km853 places

  • Inishlyre Island 58 kmW
  • Mutton Island Island 45 kmS
  • Island More Island 59 kmW
  • Deer Island Island 53 kmS

60–100 km1,532 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 70 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 79 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 83 kmNW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 72 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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