Letterfrack
Local name: Leitir Fraic
Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°33′00″ N 9°57′00″ W
- Population
- 192
- 192
- Elevation
- 57 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- 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.
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.
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Climate of Letterfrack
Best months for sightseeingBest 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 153 | 97 | 110 | 73 | 85 | 81 | 88 | 109 | 129 | 147 | 149 | 149 |
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.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Barnaderg Bay Natural site, County Galway1.3 km NW
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Bunnaboghee Lough Lake, County Galway1.5 km NE
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Traheen River River, County Galway2.1 km W
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Diamond Hill Mountain, County Galway2.3 km E
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Dawros River River, County Galway2.5 km N
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Bealnascalpa Mountain, County Galway2.7 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources