Village

Gortgar

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°17′23″ N 9°13′48″ W

Location in Ireland

Elevation: 99 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: SNN Shannon Airport69 km; NOC Ireland West Airport Knock74 km

About Gortgar

Gortgar is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 99 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Knockagurraun and Lough Kip.

Climate of Gortgar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month: August (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 3°)
Wettest month: November (134 mm)
Driest month: April (69 mm)

8° 3°

10° 4°

12° 5°

15° 7°

17° 10°

18° 12°

16° 10°

13° 7°

10° 5°

9° 4°

Jan

126

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

114

Oct

130

Nov

134

Dec

131

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 Gortgar
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	12°	15°	17°	18°	18°	16°	13°	10°	9°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	4°	5°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	126	88	92	69	80	75	77	98	114	130	134	131

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gortgar

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 69 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 81 km to the southeast.

Airports

Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 69 kmsouth
Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 74 kmnorth
Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 125 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Limerick Population: 102.3K 81 kmsoutheast
Cork Population: 224K 163 kmsouth
Dublin Population: 1M 199 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 261 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Gortgar

Within 100 km: 204 historic and cultural sites, 568 natural sites, 1,268 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km196 places

Mutton Island Island 12 kmE
Deer Island Island 16 kmSE
Inchiquin Island 20 kmN
Hare Island Island 14 kmE

25–60 km598 places

Gorumna Island Island 30 kmW
Inisheer Island 33 kmSW
White Strand Beach 58 kmW
Saint Macdaras Island Island 46 kmW

60–100 km1,246 places

Inishlyre Island 65 kmNW
White Strand Beach 62 kmS
Dooniver Strand Beach 92 kmNW
Bush Island Island 74 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Knockagurraun Mountain, County Galway
2.7 km SW
Lough Kip Lake, County Galway
2.2 km NE
Knock River River, County Galway
2.3 km W
Knocka Lough Lake, County Galway
2.2 km NW
Slieveaneena Lough Lake, County Galway
3.9 km NW
Lough Inch Lake, County Galway
4.6 km SE