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Letterfrack

Local name: Leitir Fraic

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°33′00″ N 9°57′00″ W

Map showing the location of Letterfrack Letterfrack
Location in Ireland
Population
192
192
Elevation
57 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock85 km
SNN Shannon Airport117 km

About Letterfrack

Letterfrack is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Population: 192. Elevation: 57 m.

From Wikipedia

Letterfrack or Letterfrac (Irish: Leitir Fraic or Leiter Bhreac, meaning 'speckled hill-side or sloping field') is a small village in the Connemara area of County Galway, Ireland. It was founded by Quakers in the mid-19th century. The village is south-east of Renvyle peninsula and 15 kilometres (9 miles) north-east of Clifden on Barnaderg Bay and lies at the head of Ballinakill harbour. Letterfrack contains the visitors centre for Connemara National Park.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Letterfrack

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 149 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (153 mm)
Driest month
April (73 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 Letterfrack
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°16°18°18°16°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1539711073858188109129147149149

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Letterfrack

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 85 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 133 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 85 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 117 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 155 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 133 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 209 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 247 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 288 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Letterfrack

Within 100 km: 130 historic and cultural sites, 442 natural sites, 1,033 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km280 places

  • White Strand Beach 14 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 14 kmW
  • Omey Island Island 14 kmW
  • Inishturk Island 20 kmNW

25–60 km656 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 37 kmSE
  • Inishlyre Island 36 kmNE
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 50 kmN
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 27 kmS

60–100 km669 places

  • Inisheer Island 62 kmSE
  • White Strand Beach 94 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 88 kmN
  • Mutton Island Island 68 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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