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Village

Gorteen

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°21′39″ N 8°36′16″ W

Map showing the location of Gorteen Gorteen
Location in Ireland
Elevation
78 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 Knock63 km
SNN Shannon Airport76 km

About Gorteen

Gorteen is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 78 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (63 km). Nearby sights include Lough Tee and Carbally Castle.

Climate of Gorteen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (116 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 Gorteen
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)10777786777757498104114116107

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

How to get to Gorteen

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 63 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 77 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 63 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 76 kmsouth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 145 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 77 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 157 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 163 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 223 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 371 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gorteen

Within 100 km: 246 historic and cultural sites, 619 natural sites, 1,395 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km39 places

  • Lough Rea Lake 19 kmS
  • Levally Lough Lake 21 kmN
  • Lough Beg Lake 8 kmNW
  • Lough Tee Lake 1 kmNW

25–60 km549 places

  • Mutton Island Island 32 kmW
  • Long Island Island 46 kmE
  • Deer Island Island 37 kmSW
  • Inchmore Island 47 kmE

60–100 km1,672 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 72 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 70 kmSW
  • Inishlyre Island 86 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 90 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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