Village

Gortskeagh

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°07′02″ N 8°57′34″ 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 Airport46 km; NOC Ireland West Airport Knock89 km

About Gortskeagh

Gortskeagh is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 15 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Slievecarran and Dunguaire Castle.

Climate of Gortskeagh

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 Gortskeagh
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 Gortskeagh

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 46 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 55 km to the southeast.

Airports

Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 46 kmsouth
Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 89 kmnorth
Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 111 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Limerick Population: 102.3K 55 kmsoutheast
Cork Population: 224K 140 kmsouth
Dublin Population: 1M 183 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 259 kmnortheast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 380 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Gortskeagh

Within 100 km: 215 historic and cultural sites, 642 natural sites, 1,140 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km155 places

Mutton Island Island 17 kmN
Deer Island Island 11 kmNW
Hare Island Island 16 kmN
Eddy Island Island 9 kmN

25–60 km600 places

Gorumna Island Island 51 kmW
Inisheer Island 39 kmW
White Strand Beach 54 kmSW
Bush Island Island 50 kmS

60–100 km1,242 places

Inishlyre Island 90 kmNW
White Strand Beach 82 kmNW
Turbot Island Island 90 kmNW
Scattery Island Island 68 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Slievecarran Mountain, County Clare
4.2 km SW
Dunguaire Castle Historic site, County Galway
3.6 km NE
Gortaclare Mountain Mountain, County Clare
6.5 km SW
Doomore Mountain, County Clare
6.8 km SW
Bouleevin Mountain, County Clare
6.1 km S
Corcomroe Abbey Historic site, County Clare
6.1 km W