Village

Gort

Local name: An Gort

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°03′59″ N 8°49′00″ W

Location in Ireland

Population: 2,994; 3K
Elevation: 23 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00

About Gort

Gort is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Population: 2,994. Elevation: 23 m.

From Wikipedia

Gort (Irish: Gort Inse Guaire or An Gort) is a town of around 2,800 inhabitants in County Galway in the west of Ireland. Located near the border with County Clare, the town lies between the Burren and the Slieve Aughty and is served by the R458 and R460 regional roads, which connect to the M18 motorway.

At a glance

Area: 3.4 km²

Source: Wikidata

In comparison

No. 7 of 52 places in County Galway by population
Nearest larger town: Loughrea, 22 km NE
25 sights and natural places within 10 km Coole Lough, Coole Park

Climate of Gort

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

Climate of Gort
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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)	127	95	93	73	79	86	85	111	116	130	134	131

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).

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

Airports nearest to Gort

Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 41 km
Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 94 km
Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 110 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Coole Lough Lake, County Galway
3.1 km NW
Coole Park Natural site, County Galway
3.2 km NW
Garryland Wood Natural site, County Galway
3.6 km NW
Lough Briskeen Lake, County Galway
3.9 km W
Lough Cutra Lake, County Galway
4.2 km SE
Owendalulleegh River River, County Galway
5.3 km SE