Village

Gortaboy

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°09′08″ N 8°53′46″ W

Location in Ireland

Elevation: 15 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 Airport50 km; NOC Ireland West Airport Knock85 km

About Gortaboy

Gortaboy is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 15 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Dunguaire Castle and Mweenisharan.

Climate of Gortaboy

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 3°)
Wettest month: November (127 mm)
Driest month: April (67 mm)

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Jan

120

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

103

Sep

109

Oct

124

Nov

127

Dec

123

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 Gortaboy
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	9°	11°	13°	16°	18°	19°	19°	17°	14°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	4°	5°	8°	10°	13°	12°	10°	8°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	120	91	87	67	73	81	80	103	109	124	127	123

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

How to get to Gortaboy

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 50 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 57 km to the south.

Airports

Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 50 kmsouth
Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 85 kmnorth
Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 116 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Limerick Population: 102.3K 57 kmsouth
Cork Population: 224K 143 kmsouth
Dublin Population: 1M 178 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 253 kmnortheast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 378 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Gortaboy

Within 100 km: 223 historic and cultural sites, 623 natural sites, 1,161 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km144 places

Mutton Island Island 16 kmNW
Deer Island Island 12 kmW
Hare Island Island 14 kmNW
Eddy Island Island 7 kmNW

25–60 km608 places

Gorumna Island Island 54 kmW
Inisheer Island 44 kmW
White Strand Beach 60 kmSW
Bush Island Island 53 kmS

60–100 km1,255 places

Inishlyre Island 89 kmNW
White Strand Beach 84 kmNW
Turbot Island Island 92 kmNW
Scattery Island Island 73 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Dunguaire Castle Historic site, County Galway
2.3 km SW
Mweenisharan Island, County Galway
6.1 km NW
Lough Fingall Lake, County Galway
3.7 km NE
Kinvarra Bay Natural site, County Galway
4.3 km W
Tullaghnafrankagh Lough Lake, County Galway
4.9 km NE
Caherglassaun Lough Lake, County Galway
5.6 km S